italic
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
Having letters that slant or lean to the right.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
eyetalikSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
aɪˈtælɪk
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
typography
A style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
typography
A typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.
The Italic family taken as a whole.
adjective
typographyof a typeface or font
Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique.
typographyof a typeface or font
Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.
Of or relating to the Italian peninsula.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
Used this way, italic is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use italic
- “Please put the title of the book in italic font.”noun
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