automobile C2+ Topic:Transportation US /ˈɔtəməˌbil/ UK /ˈɔːtəməbiːl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a self-propelled passenger road vehicle; a car The new automobile boasted a more efficient engine. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a self-propelled passenger... carmotorcarvehicleautomotor Word family Derived forms automobilistautomobiling Related forms mobileautoautomotive Appears in Phrases (1) See all automobile mechanic a person whose job is to repair and maintain cars Noun + noun Etymology AI details From French automobile, a compound of auto- (Ancient Greek autos 'self') + mobile (Latin mobilis 'movable'), from movere ('to move'). autos Ancient Greek mobilis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Transportation External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # automobile **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɔtəməˌbil/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɔːtəməbiːl/ ## Meanings 1. a self-propelled passenger road vehicle; a car ## Examples - The new automobile boasted a more efficient engine. ## Synonyms - car - motorcar - vehicle - auto - motor ## Derived Forms - automobilist - automobiling ## Related Forms - mobile - auto - automotive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: autos - Root: mobilis - Affix: auto- - self ## Etymology From French automobile, a compound of auto- (Ancient Greek autos 'self') + mobile (Latin mobilis 'movable'), from movere ('to move'). ## AI Etymology Automobile is from French automobile, a compound of auto- (Ancient Greek autos 'self') + mobile (Latin mobilis 'movable'), from movere ('to move'). Important recorded forms include autos (Ancient Greek) and mobilis (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a self-propelled passenger road vehicle; a car. The wider family includes derived forms such as automobilist and automobiling and related words such as mobile, auto, and automotive. ## Topics - Transportation markdown