echo
echo Lexical Profile
echo Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A sound or series of sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.
"Their footsteps created a hollow echo inside the empty cathedral."
A close parallel, repetition, or imitation of an earlier idea, feeling, style, or event.
"The modern novel contains unmistakable echoes of classical Greek tragedy."
An electromagnetic or acoustic wave reflected back to a radar or sonar receiver by an object.
"The ship's sonar operator detected a faint echo from the ocean floor."
• verb
To be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped (of a sound or place).
"Laughter echoed through the long, narrow hallway."
To repeat or express agreement with another person's words, opinions, or sentiments.
"Several committee members echoed her concerns about the rising budget costs."
To share characteristics with or evoke memories of an earlier style, event, or thing.
"The building's curved facade echoes the gentle waves of the nearby harbor."
Word Nuance & Usage
The standard plural of the noun is 'echoes', whereas the third-person singular present tense of the verb is also spelled 'echoes'.
• Rhymes for echo
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 14th century via Old French and Latin from the Ancient Greek 'ēkhō' (sound), related to 'ēkhos'. In Greek mythology, Echo was a mountain nymph cursed by Hera to only repeat the last words spoken to her.