automatic

CEFRA2

/ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Working by itself with little or no human control.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Done without conscious thought or decision.

Examples

  • Most workers get an automatic pay raise every year.

  • This is an automatic door.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • [ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk]
  • /ˌoː.təˈmæt.ɪk/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Done out of habit or without conscious thought.

  2. Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.

  3. Capable of operating without external control or intervention.

More examples

In context

  • Absent-minded doodling is a form of automatic art.

  • The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device.

  • The reaction was automatic: flight!

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from New Latin automaticus, from Classical Latin automatum (“automaton”) + -icus (adjectival suffix), from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton), neuter of αὐτόματος (autómatos, “self-moving, moving of oneself, self-acting, spontaneous”), from αὐτός (autós, “self, myself”) + μέμαα (mémaa, “to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire”). The original pronunciation, apparently with stress on the second syllable, was after the ultimate Greek base.