/ Dictionary / Index P phonesthemic: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pho•nes•the•mic Pronunciation: (fō"nus-thē'mik), [key] — adj. Ling. (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn- of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. phone sex phonet. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cygnet Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language