Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sound-symbolic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: sound-sym-bol-ic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

characterized by sound symbolism

adj

characterized by sound symbolism

Example Sentences

"Wagner proposes a sound-symbolic origin, after the sounds these insects [grasshoppers] make. Although this cannot be fully excluded, this word exhibits suspiciously little formal variation for a sound-symbolic formation."
""Bouba" and "Kiki" are sound-symbolic labels, not directly imitating any actual sound but nonetheless carrying strong intrinsic associations with roundness and pointiness, respectively."

Etymology

From sound symbolism + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sound symbolism

Inflected Forms

sound symbolic (alternative)

Synonyms

expressive ideophonic imitative mimological phonaesthetic phonosemantic

Questions

What does sound-symbolic mean?: characterized by sound symbolism
Where does sound-symbolic come from?: From sound symbolism + -ic.

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