onomatopoeial

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adjective

Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia.

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Meanings

adjectiveonomatopoeial (comparative more onomatopoeial, superlative most onomatopoeial)

comparative more onomatopoeial · superlative most onomatopoeial

  1. obsoleterareOf or pertaining to onomatopoeia.

    But the technique of such work is irreproachable; the onomatopoeial sense of sound is most discriminative.

    1880, “New Poems by John Payne (Newman & Co.)”, in The Academy and Literature, volume 17, London: Academy Publishing Company, page 153

Synonyms & antonyms

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onomatopoeic

Origin

From onomatopoeia + -al.

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APA

onomatopoeial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatopoeial

MLA

“onomatopoeial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatopoeial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onomatopoeial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomatopoeial.

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