automatic

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ UK /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #6362

Meanings

1

adj
Working by itself, without a person needing to control it.

The doors are automatic and open as you approach.
2

adj
Done without thinking, as a natural or habitual reaction.

Braking when you see danger becomes automatic over time.
3

adj
Certain to happen as a fixed result of a rule or situation.

Spitting at another player means an automatic red card.

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Synonyms

1 adj · working by itself, without... self-operating

2 adj · done without thinking, as a... instinctive reflex reflexive

Word family

Forms automatics

Derived forms automagicautomaticalautomaticallyautomaticityautomaticnessautomatistbiautomaticfully-automaticinstamaticlaundromatmanumaticnonautomatic

Related forms automagicalautomat automationautomatizationautomatize automaton automobile autopilot manualmanumaticsemi-automatic

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Phrases (1)

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automatic firearm
a gun that continues firing while its trigger is held down

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automatic Borrowed from New Latin automaticus, from Classical Latin automatum (“automaton”) + -icus (adjectival suffix), from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (aut…

*men- Proto-Indo-European automatum la-cla αὐτόματον Ancient Greek

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# automatic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 6362

## Meanings
1. Working by itself, without a person needing to control it.
2. Done without thinking, as a natural or habitual reaction.
3. Certain to happen as a fixed result of a rule or situation.

## Examples
- The doors are automatic and open as you approach.
- Braking when you see danger becomes automatic over time.
- Spitting at another player means an automatic red card.

## Derived Forms
- automagic
- automatical
- automatically
- automaticity
- automaticness
- automatist
- biautomatic
- fully-automatic
- instamatic
- laundromat
- manumatic
- nonautomatic

## Related Forms
- automagical
- automat
- automation
- automatization
- automatize
- automaton
- automobile
- autopilot
- manual
- manumatic
- semi-automatic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *men-
- Root: automatum
- Root: αὐτόματον
- Affix: auto- - self

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automatic Borrowed from New Latin automaticus, from Classical Latin automatum (“automaton”) + -icus (adjectival suffix), from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (aut…

## AI Etymology
Automatic is borrowed from New Latin automaticus, from Classical Latin automatum (“automaton”) plus -icus (adjectival suffix) The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *men- and Ancient Greek αὐτόματον. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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