Definitions for italic
ɪˈtæl ɪk, aɪˈtæl-ital·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. italicnoun

   a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

2. Italic, Italic languagenoun

   a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative

3. italicadjective

   a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right

4. italicadjective

   characterized by slanting characters

   "italic characters"

5. Italicadjective

   of or relating to the Italic languages

   "ancient Italic dialects"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. italicnoun

   A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.

2. italicnoun

   An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.

3. italicadjective

   Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.

4. italicadjective

   Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique.

   The text was impossible to read: every other word was underlined or in a bold or italic font.

5. Italicadjective

   Of or relating to the Italian peninsula.

6. Italicadjective

   Pertaining to a subfamily of the Centum branch of the Indo-European language family, that includes Latin and other languages (as Oscan, Umbrian) spoken by the peoples of ancient Italy and also the Romance languages (Italian, French, Spanish, etc.); the group of ancient languages of this branch as contrasted with the modern Romance languages; Osco-Umbrian

   The text was impossible to read: every other word was underlined or in a bold or italic font.

7. Italicadjective

   Pertaining to various peoples that lived in Italy before the establishment of the Roman Empire, or to any of several alphabet systems used by those peoples for writing their languages.

   There were several Italic alphabets, one being the Etruscan alphabet.

8. Italicnoun

   An Italic language.

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1. italic

   Italic is a type of font style in which the letters are slanted to the right. It is typically used for emphasis in text, for titles of works, to mark foreign words or phrases, or to signify thoughts or dreams in fictional writing.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Italicadjective

   relating to Italy or to its people

2. Italicadjective

   applied especially to a kind of type in which the letters do not stand upright, but slope toward the right; -- so called because dedicated to the States of Italy by the inventor, Aldus Manutius, about the year 1500

3. Italicnoun

   an Italic letter, character, or type (see Italic, a., 2.); -- often in the plural; as, the Italics are the author's. Italic letters are used to distinguish words for emphasis, importance, antithesis, etc. Also, collectively, Italic letters

4. Etymology: [L. Italicus: cf. F. italique. Cf. Italian.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. italic

   A type of typeface or font in text, a keyboard, a computer or piece of software.

   Italic text is used in many online dictionaries.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 26, 2016  

Matched Categories

1. • Longhand

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for italic »

1. clitia

How to pronounce italic?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say italic in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of italic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of italic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=italic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Italic
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/italic
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=italic