autompne

/ɔːtɒfəʊni, ɔːtɒfɒni/

Definitions

1. noun

the quality of a sound being produced by the sound itself, rather than by an external source

“The forest’s autophony was a soothing background noise to the hikers.”

Synonyms

  • internally generated sound
  • self-noise
  • self-sound

Antonyms

  • background noise
  • externally generated sound