phonic

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US/ˈfɑn.ɪk/US/ˈfoʊ.nɪk/UK/ˈfɒn.ɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic.

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phonetic
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Meanings

adjectivephonic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to speech sounds

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phonetic
Also see
phoneticsonic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”) + -ic.

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Translations

Bulgarian звуков, акустичен
  • звуков (zvukov)phonic
  • акустичен (akustičen)phonic
Catalan fònic
  • fònicphonic
Finnish fooninen
  • fooninenphonic
French phonique
  • phoniquephonic
Irish foghrach, fónach
  • foghrachphonic
  • fónachphonic
Italian fonico
  • fonicophonic
Polish foniczny
  • fonicznyphonic
Portuguese fónico, fônico
  • fónicophonic
  • fônicophonic
Spanish fónico
  • fónicophonic
Swedish ljud-
  • ljud-phonic

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with phonic

electronicchronicsonicharmonicmonophonicionicironicultrasonictonicmasonicsymphonicsupersoniciconicdemoniccolonicmnemonicbionicplatonicmonotonichydroponichadronicplanktoniccarbonicarachidonic
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Anagrams

chopinPichonpincho
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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