NYT Dictionary

ECHOIC

/ɪˈkəʊɪk/
AdjectiveE-cho-ice-cho-ic · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2022, 2023, 2025

Meaning

Of or pertaining to an echo

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Ancient Greek -ώ (-ṓ) Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ)bor. Latin ēchō Medieval Latin ēccōbor. Middle English eccho English echo Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English echoic From echo + -ic.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

onomatopoeicimitativeonomatopoeicalonomatopoeticecholikeapishboomingconjugatederivativeanswering

Antonyms

anechoicnonechoic

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles:

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