Adjective: onomatopoetic ,ó-nu,ma-tu-pow'e-tik
- (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
"it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term";
- echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical
- Of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
"The poem was full of onomatopoetic words like 'buzz' and 'hiss'";
- onomatopoeic
Encyclopedia: Onomatopoetic