(adj) (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; ; - Harry Hoijer, Syn. onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic, imitative, onomatopoeical, Ant. nonechoic, Example:onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises; it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term
adj. 1. (linguistics) Formed in imitation of a natural sound; -- of words. Contrasted to nonechoic. Syn. -- imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. Like or characteristic of an echo. Syn. -- echolike. [ WordNet 1.5 ]