Meanings
adjectivesonic (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving a speed approaching that of the speed of sound in air.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to sound.
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More synonyms by meaning
adjective(of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*swónh₂os
- Latinsonus
- Englishsonic
From Latin sonus + English -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic صَوْتِيّ
- صَوْتِيّ (ṣawtiyy)of or relating to sound
Bulgarian зву́ков, със скоростта на звука
- зву́ков (zvúkov)of or relating to sound
- със скоростта на звука (săs skorostta na zvuka)having a speed approaching that of the speed of sound in air
Catalan sònic, sònic
- sònicof or relating to sound
- sònichaving a speed approaching that of the speed of sound in air
Chinese Mandarin 聲音的 /声音的, 音響的 /音响的
- 聲音的 /声音的 (shēngyīn de)of or relating to sound
- 音響的 /音响的 (yīnxiǎng de)of or relating to sound
Czech zvukový
- zvukovýof or relating to sound
Danish sonisk
- soniskof or relating to sound
Dutch sonisch, geluids-
- sonischof or relating to sound
- geluids-of or relating to sound
Esperanto sona
- sonaof or relating to sound
Finnish sooninen, ääni-
- sooninenof or relating to sound
- ääni-of or relating to sound
French sonore, sonique
- sonoreof or relating to sound
- soniqueof or relating to sound
German Schall-, akustisch
- Schall-of or relating to sound
- akustischof or relating to sound
Hungarian hang-, hangos
- hang-of or relating to sound
- hangosof or relating to sound
Icelandic hljóð-
- hljóð-of or relating to sound
Irish sonach, sonach
- sonachof or relating to sound
- sonachhaving a speed approaching that of the speed of sound in air
Italian sonoro, sonico
- sonoroof or relating to sound
- sonicoof or relating to sound
Japanese 音の, 音響の
- 音の (oto no)of or relating to sound
- 音響の (onkyō no)of or relating to sound
Korean 소리의, 음의
- 소리의 (soriui)of or relating to sound
- 음의 (eumui)of or relating to sound
- 음향의 (eumhyang'ui)of or relating to sound
Norwegian Bokmål sonisk
- soniskof or relating to sound
Persian صوتی
- صوتی (sowti)of or relating to sound
Polish dźwiękowy
- dźwiękowyof or relating to sound
Portuguese sónico, sônico
- sónicoof or relating to sound
- sônicoof or relating to sound
Russian звуково́й, околозвуково́й
- звуково́й (zvukovój)of or relating to sound
- околозвуково́й (okolozvukovój)having a speed approaching that of the speed of sound in air
Slovak zvukový
- zvukovýof or relating to sound
Spanish sónico
- sónicoof or relating to sound
Swedish sonisk
- soniskof or relating to sound
Ukrainian звукови́й
- звукови́й (zvukovýj)of or relating to sound
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sonic
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Cite this entry
APA
sonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonic
MLA
“sonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sonic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonic.
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