bionic

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UK/ˈbɪˌɒn.ɪk/

adjective

Related to bionics.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

adjectivebionic (comparative more bionic, superlative most bionic)

comparative more bionic · superlative most bionic

  1. not comparableRelated to bionics.
  2. Having been enhanced by electronic, mechanical, or mechatronical parts; cyborg.
  3. Superhuman.

    Now baby, don't you know that our rhymes are so bionic / Don't listen too hard, don't be supersonic

    1988, “Supersonic”, performed by J. J. Fad
    3 more examples

    Entering womanhood is awesome, but the learning, growing, and obstacle facing are not going to stop. As you grow into womanhood, it's going to seem as if the world wants you to be bionic—be stronger, faster, and smarter.

    2007, Yasmin Shiraz, The Blueprint for My Girls: How to Build a Life Full of Courage, ...

    But to hear the presidential physician tell it, Trump is bionic. In a news conference, Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson hailed Trump's health as "excellent" eight times.

    2018 January 21, Virginia Heffernan, “Trump's jargon is infectious”, in Los Angeles Times

    Before leaving the factory, May met Delma Käthner, a local woman, who told her she was “bionic”. / “She’s coped with so much,” Käthner said. “She has a terrible job. Just look at the way her shoulders are hunched. She has the whole weight of Brexit on her.”

    2018 July 20, Lisa O'Carroll, “Ireland open to new proposal on Brexit border”, in The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving particular physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic or electromechanical components

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Blend of bio- + electronic. The superhuman sense is attributed to the TV shows The Six Million Dollar Man (1973–1978) and The Bionic Woman (1976–1978).

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Translations

Brazilian Portuguese biônico
  • biônicorelated to bionics
Dutch bionisch
  • bionischrelated to bionics
European Portuguese biónico
  • biónicorelated to bionics
Finnish bioninen
  • bioninenrelated to bionics
French bionique
  • bioniquerelated to bionics
German bionisch
  • bionischrelated to bionics
Greek βιονικός
  • βιονικός (vionikós)related to bionics
Hebrew ביוני
  • ביוני (biyóni)related to bionics
Polish bioniczny
  • bionicznyrelated to bionics
Russian биони́ческий
  • биони́ческий (bioníčeskij)related to bionics
Spanish biónico
  • biónicorelated to bionics
Ukrainian біоні́чний
  • біоні́чний (bioníčnyj)related to bionics

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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