"Buzz" is a word that sounds like its meaning, as it mimics the sound of a bee flying.
Its a word that has a direct opposite in meaning i.e. Hot - Cold . Wet - Dry
Onomatopoeia. It refers to words that mimic the sound they represent, like "buzz" or "crash."
The root word of "homophone" is "phone", which comes from the Greek word "phōnē" meaning "sound" or "voice".
No, the word "great" is not a homophone. A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning, like "two" and "too." "Great" does not have a word with the same sound and different meaning.
onomatopoeia. It usually just means a sound like bang but it can also mean that
hissing sound like that of a snake
Its a word that has a direct opposite in meaning i.e. Hot - Cold . Wet - Dry
The meaning of the word boom is: to make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall."
Onomatopoeia. It refers to words that mimic the sound they represent, like "buzz" or "crash."
That is not a standardized romanization of a Japanese word, nor does it sound like any Japanese word I am familiar with.
The root word of "homophone" is "phone", which comes from the Greek word "phōnē" meaning "sound" or "voice".
Sound
The literary term for a word whose sound suggests its meaning is "onomatopoeia." Onomatopoeia is when a word imitates the sound it represents, enhancing the sensory experience for the reader.
It's 'iconicity'. The word that mimes its meaning is iconic. Iconicity is not necessarily visual, in language you can more often encounter onomatopoeia = iconicity of sound (the sound of the words mimes real-life sounds, as in 'hiss')
sound
No, the word "great" is not a homophone. A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning, like "two" and "too." "Great" does not have a word with the same sound and different meaning.
Well, honey, a morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language, like "un-" or "happy," while a syllable is a unit of sound with a vowel sound at its center, like "hap-py." So basically, a morpheme is all about meaning, and a syllable is all about sound. Got it, sugar?