What does Italic mean?
Definitions for Italic
ɪˈtæl ɪk, aɪˈtæl-ital·ic
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Princeton's WordNet
italicnoun
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
Italic, Italic languagenoun
a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative
italicadjective
a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
italicadjective
characterized by slanting characters
"italic characters"
Italicadjective
of or relating to the Italic languages
"ancient Italic dialects"
Wiktionary
italicnoun
A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.
italicnoun
An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.
italicadjective
Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.
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.
Italicadjective
Of or relating to the Italian peninsula.
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.
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.
Italicnoun
An Italic language.
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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 Dictionary
Italicadjective
relating to Italy or to its people
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
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
Etymology: [L. Italicus: cf. F. italique. Cf. Italian.]
Editors Contribution
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
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Italic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Italic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- مائلArabic
- cursivaCatalan, Valencian
- kurzívaCzech
- kursivDanish
- Kursivdruck, kursivGerman
- πλαγιος, [[πλάγιος]] [[χαρακτήρας]]Greek
- kursivoEsperanto
- cursivo, letra bastardilla, cursiva, itálicaSpanish
- kursiivinen, kursiiviFinnish
- skráskrift, skákskriftFaroese
- italiqueFrench
- iodálachIrish
- clò eadailteachScottish Gaelic
- dőltHungarian
- շեղ, շղատառ, շղագիրArmenian
- miringIndonesian
- corsivo, corsivaItalian
- 斜体Japanese
- italiceLatin
- tītahaMāori
- cursiefDutch
- kursivNorwegian
- italskiPolish
- itálicoPortuguese
- cursivRomanian
- наклонный, курсивный, курсивRussian
- kursivSwedish
- italikTurkish
- chữ nghiêngVietnamese
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