2006-08-12 11:15:35 · 5 answers · asked by lniang400 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
onomatopoeia
One entry found for onomatopoeia.
Main Entry: on·o·mato·poe·ia
Pronunciation: "ä-n&-"mä-t&-'pE-&, -"ma-
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoiia, from onomat-, onoma name + poiein to make -- more at POET
1 : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss)
2 : the use of words whose sound suggests the sense
- on·o·mato·poe·ic /-'pE-ik/ or on·o·mato·po·et·ic /-pO-'e-tik/ adjective
- on·o·mato·poe·i·cal·ly /-'pE-&-k(&-)lE/ or on·o·mato·po·et·i·cal·ly /-pO-'e-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
2006-08-12 11:23:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Onomatopoeia- Noun: Word that represents a sound.
Such as WHOOOSOH, BOOOM.
2006-08-12 18:20:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's "onomatopoeia", and it's a word describing a sound that is the same as the word itself, ie. slosh, slap, swish.
2006-08-12 18:21:46 · answer #3 · answered by Pippin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You spelled it wrong, but its words that sound like what they are.
i.e.- wam, bam, whew
2006-08-12 18:19:27 · answer #4 · answered by kermit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you mean: Onomatopoeia
"bang" or "click" or "moo", "quack" or "meow".
Words that imitate the sounds that they are describing...
2006-08-12 18:21:08 · answer #5 · answered by one_sera_phim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋