Echoic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; ; - Harry Hoijer

like or characteristic of an echo

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkˈoʊɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪvˈɜːtɪdli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪvˈɜːtɪdli/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛkˈoʊɪk/.

Examples

onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises
it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

onomatopoeic onomatopoeical onomatopoetic echolike imitative

Antonyms

nonechoic

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; ; - Harry Hoijer “onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises”
adjective	like or characteristic of an echo

Word Forms

onomatopoeia

noun

using words that imitate the sound they denote

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

echoisch

(von Wörtern), die in Nachahmung eines natürlichen Klangs gebildet werden; ; - Harry Hoijer

🇫🇷French

échoique

(de mots) formés à l'imitation d'un son naturel ; ; -Harry Hoijer

🇪🇸Spanish

onomatopéyico

(de palabras) formado a imitación de un sonido natural; ; -Harry Hoijer

🇮🇹Italian

ecoico

(di parole) formate a imitazione di un suono naturale; ; -Harry Hoijer

🇳🇱Dutch

klanknabootsend

(van woorden) gevormd in navolging van een natuurlijk geluid; ; - Harry Hoijer

🇵🇹Portuguese

ecóico

(de palavras) formadas em imitação de um som natural; ; -Harry Hoijer

🇷🇺Russian

эхичный

(слов) образованы подражанием естественному звуку; ; - Гарри Хойер

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिध्वनित

(शब्दों का) प्राकृतिक ध्वनि की नकल में निर्मित; ; - हैरी होइजर

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিধ্বনি

(শব্দের) একটি প্রাকৃতিক শব্দের অনুকরণে গঠিত; ; - হ্যারি হোইজার

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிரொலி

(சொற்கள்) இயற்கை ஒலியைப் பின்பற்றி உருவாக்கப்பட்டது; ; - ஹாரி ஹோய்ஜர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతిధ్వని

(పదాల) సహజ ధ్వనిని అనుకరిస్తూ ఏర్పడింది; ; - హ్యారీ హోయిజర్

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिध्वनी

(शब्दांचे) नैसर्गिक आवाजाचे अनुकरण करून तयार केलेले; ; - हॅरी होइजर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇકોઇક

(શબ્દોના) કુદરતી અવાજની નકલમાં રચાયેલી; ; - હેરી Hoijer

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿ

(ಪದಗಳ) ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಧ್ವನಿಯ ಅನುಕರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡಿದೆ; ; - ಹ್ಯಾರಿ ಹೊಯ್ಜರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതിധ്വനി

(വാക്കുകളുടെ) സ്വാഭാവിക ശബ്ദത്തെ അനുകരിച്ച് രൂപീകരിച്ചത്; ; - ഹാരി ഹോയിജർ

🇵🇰Urdu

بازگشت

(الفاظ کا) قدرتی آواز کی تقلید میں تشکیل دیا گیا ہے۔ ; - ہیری ہوجر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回声的

（词语）模仿自然声音而形成的； ; - 哈里·霍耶尔

🇯🇵Japanese

反響的な

（言葉の）自然の音を模倣して形成されたもの。 ; - ハリー・ホイジャー

🇰🇷Korean

에코의

(단어의) 자연의 소리를 모방하여 형성된; ; - 해리 호이저

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng vọng

(của từ) được hình thành theo cách bắt chước âm thanh tự nhiên; ; - Harry Hoijer

🇹🇭Thai

สะท้อน

(คำ) ที่เกิดขึ้นจากการเลียนแบบเสียงธรรมชาติ ; - แฮร์รี ฮอยเจอร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg menirukan bunyi

(dari kata-kata) yang dibentuk dengan meniru suara alam; ; - Harry Hoijer

🇲🇾Malay

bergema

(perkataan) yang dibentuk sebagai tiruan bunyi semula jadi; ; - Harry Hoijer

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صدى

(من الكلمات) التي تشكلت في تقليد الصوت الطبيعي؛ ; - هاري هويجر

🇮🇷Persian

پژواک

(از کلمات) که به تقلید از صدای طبیعی شکل گرفته است. ; - هری هویجر

🇹🇷Turkish

yankılı

(kelimelerin) doğal bir sesin taklit edilmesiyle oluşturulmuş; ; -Harry Hoijer

🇮🇱Hebrew

הד

(של מילים) שנוצרו בחיקוי של צליל טבעי; ; - הארי הוייר

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The primary meaning of 'echoic' is '(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; ; - Harry Hoijer'.

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Using 'echoic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'echoic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'echoic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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