| onomatopoeia definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | the use of words that imitate sounds | 87 sets |
| 2 | using words that imitate the sound they denote | 48 sets |
| 3 | words that sound like what they mean | 47 sets |
| 4 | words that imitate sounds | 36 sets |
| 5 | the use of words that by their sound suggest their meaning | 36 sets |
| 6 | the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. | 33 sets |
| 7 | use of words that imitate sounds | 27 sets |
| 8 | a word that sounds like the thing it names | 25 sets |
| 9 | a word that imitates the sound it represents | 24 sets |
| 10 | the use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning | 23 sets |
| 11 | sound words | 19 sets |
| 12 | use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning | 19 sets |
| 13 | use of words which mimic their meaning in sound | 17 sets |
| 14 | words that sound like their meaning | 16 sets |
| 15 | words formed in imitation of natural sounds | 15 sets |
| 16 | a word that imitates a sound | 14 sets |
| 17 | the use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning | 14 sets |
| 18 | the use of words that imitate the sounds they define | 13 sets |
| 19 | the use of words to imitate sounds | 13 sets |
| 20 | a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. | 12 sets |
| 21 | words that sound like the sound they represent | 11 sets |
| 22 | an effect created by words that have sounds that reinforce their meaning | 11 sets |
| 23 | the use of words whose sounds imitate natural sounds | 11 sets |
| 24 | the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent | 10 sets |
| 25 | a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. simple examples include such words as buzz, hiss, hum. | 10 sets |
| 26 | the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named | 9 sets |
| 27 | the formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. | 8 sets |
| 28 | words that represent sounds | 8 sets |
| 29 | the use of words that sound like what they mean | 8 sets |
| 30 | use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning | 8 sets |
| 31 | the formation of words in imitation of natural sounds | 8 sets |
| 32 | the use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning. | 8 sets |
| 33 | a word that imitates the sound it represents. | 8 sets |
| 34 | a word that sounds like what it defines | 8 sets |
| 35 | a word intended to simulate the actual sound of the thing or action it describes | 7 sets |
| 36 | a term referring to the use of a word that resembles the sound it denotes | 7 sets |
| 37 | sound word | 7 sets |
| 38 | the use of words whose sounds express or suggest their meaning. (ex. - "hiss" or "meow".) | 7 sets |
| 39 | the use of words that supposedly mimic their meaning in their sound | 7 sets |
| 40 | a word that is pronounced the same as the sound made example: swoosh, bang, pop, crackle, etc... | 7 sets |