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.
Such words are onomatopoetic. Wicked is not one of them.
The term for a play on words that sound similar but have different meanings is a "pun." Puns often involve wordplay to create humor or a clever twist in meaning.
Onomatopoeia. Word that sound like the actual sound they are describing. Like tap or drip.
The term for this is onomatopoeia. It refers to words that phonetically imitate or resemble the sound they describe, like "buzz" or "sizzle".
You might mean homonyms. Homonyms are different words that sound the same but have different meaning. Examples are: two and too, bite and bight, ball and bawl.
Onomatopoeia is a language arts term. It is the use of words such as meow or buzz. The sound of the word suggests its meaning.
* A homonym is a word that is spelt and pronounced the same way as another word, but has a different meaning. * A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word, but has a different meaning. The two words may be spelt the same way, or not. However, not all linguistic authorities agree on these definitions.For more information, see Related Links below this box.
Two words that sound alike but have different meanings are homophones. No, I don't think that's what they meant. If you meant a word like CRASH, BANG, HISS, it's onomatopoeia.
The term "homonym" comes from the Greek words "homos" meaning "same" and "onoma" meaning "name." It refers to words that sound alike or are spelled the same but have different meanings.
SONAR is an acronymical term meaning SOund Navigation And Ranging.
Dermoid is the medical term meaning skin-like