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italic
[ih-tal-ik, ahy-tal-]
adjective
designating or pertaining to a style of printing types in which the letters usually slope to the right, patterned upon a compact manuscript hand, and used for emphasis, to separate different kinds of information, etc..
These words are in italic type.
(initial capital letter)of or relating to Italy, especially ancient Italy or its tribes.
noun
Often italics. italic type.
(initial capital letter)a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including ancient Latin, Oscan, Umbrian, and modern Romance.
italic
1/ ɪˈæɪ /
adjective
Also: Italian.of, relating to, or denoting a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
noun
a style of printing type modelled on this, chiefly used to indicate emphasis, a foreign word, etc Compare roman 1
(often plural) italic type or print
Italic
2/ ɪˈæɪ /
noun
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes many of the ancient languages of Italy, such as Venetic and the Osco-Umbrian group, Latin, which displaced them, and the Romance languages
adjective
denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages, esp the extinct ones
Other 51Թ Forms
- non-Italic adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of italic1
Example Sentences
She goes against his precepts and disobeys his orders — they appear as onscreen italic titles — and he gets stroppy, as a father would.
The italics are mine, so put a pin on that phrase because it’s important.
“In small italic type under the photo, it said it came from a film called ‘Nosferatu’ ” — a film he’d never heard of.
Other features fit with what we know of Milton's neat italic hand, which rarely featured joined letters.
Here’s a list of all nominees from the ceremony, with winners highlighted in bold italics.
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