onomatoid

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noun

In the philosophy of reism, any name denoting a state, relation, property, etc. rather than a body.

OriginAncient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos ← Proto-Indo-European *wéydos →
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Meanings

nounonomatoid (plural onomatoids)

plural onomatoids

  1. human sciencesIn the philosophy of reism, any name denoting a state, relation, property, etc. rather than a body.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*ónomə
  3. Ancient Greekὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos)
  4. Englishonomato-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Englishonomatoid

From onomato- + -oid.

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APA

onomatoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatoid

MLA

“onomatoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onomatoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatoid.

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