echoic (redirected from echoically)

e·cho·ic  (-kk)

adj.

1. Of or resembling an echo.

2. Imitative of natural sounds; onomatopoeic: an echoic word.

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echoic [ɛˈkəʊɪk]

adj

1. characteristic of or resembling an echo

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) onomatopoeic; imitative

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	echoic - (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic, imitative, onomatopoeic nonechoic - not echoic or imitative of sound
	2.	echoic - like or characteristic of an echo echolike reflected - (especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back; "reflected light"; "reflected heat"; "reflected glory"