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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Term for "sound effect" words? #163482 11/14/2006 1:50 AM Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 5 fibitz stranger fibitz stranger Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 5 No, not onomatopoeia, which is more of a process. The word I want is the specific term for a word like "boom," "thump," or "poof" -- words which are iconic representations of specific sounds or actions and do not necessarily correspond accurately to the sound or action they are meant to represent. I know this word exists; I just forgot to write it down when I encountered it, and now I've forgotten where. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Term for "sound effect" words? #163483 11/14/2006 1:41 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Welcome aBoard, fibitz. I don't know the word you're looking for, but I put your description into Onelook's Reverse Dictionary; and even though I thought it would be too long for Onelook to cope with, it gave me a nice list. If you want to look through it, maybe you'll recognize the word you're looking for, or perhaps can try a different description. web page Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Term for "sound effect" words? #163484 11/15/2006 3:04 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=onomatopoeia&r=66 Thus you can use it as the word itself Else go here: http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/onomatopoeia Last edited by dalehileman; 11/15/2006 3:07 PM. dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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