autonomic

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UK/ˌɔː.təˈnɒm.ɪk/US/ˌɔt.əˈnɑm.ɪk/

adjective

Acting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.

Similar
involuntary
OriginEnglish autonomy ← Ancient Greek αὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomĭ́ā) ← Proto-Hellenic *némō →
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Meanings

adjectiveautonomic (not comparable)

alternative autonomical

  1. not comparablemedicineActing or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control.
  2. not comparableanatomyPertaining to the autonomic nervous system.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system

Similar
involuntary
Also see
involuntary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*nem-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*németi
  11. Proto-Hellenic*némō
  12. Ancient Greekνέμω (némō)
  13. Ancient Greekνόμος (nómos)
  14. Ancient Greekαὐτόνομος (autónomos)
  15. Ancient Greekαὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomĭ́ā)
  16. Englishautonomy
  17. Englishautonomic

From autonomy + -ic.

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Translations

Catalan autonòmic
  • autonòmicacting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control
French autonome
  • autonomeacting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control
Hungarian autonóm
  • autonómpertaining to the autonomic nervous system
Polish autonomiczny, autonomiczny
  • autonomicznyacting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control
  • autonomicznypertaining to the autonomic nervous system
Spanish autonómico
  • autonómicoacting or occurring involuntarily, without conscious control

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with autonomic

economicatomicsubatomicuneconomiccardioautonomiccentrosomicdomicdystomicepitomicneuroautonomicNostradamicpreautonomic
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Cite this entry
APA

autonomic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autonomic

MLA

“autonomic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autonomic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autonomic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autonomic.

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