italic

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˈtælɪk/ UK /ɪˈtælɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #61280

Meanings

1

adj
printed or written with letters that slope to the right, often for emphasis

Put the title of the novel in italic type.
2

noun
an italic typeface or a character printed in that style

The editor changed the emphasized phrase from bold to italic.
3

adj
relating to the ancient peoples or languages of the Italian peninsula

Latin belonged to the Italic branch of the Indo-European language family.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · printed or written with... sloping oblique

2 noun · an italic typeface or a... italic type

More cursive

Opposites

upright roman

Word family

Forms italics

Derived forms italicsitalicizeitaliciseitalicization

Related forms typefaceromanboldface

Etymology

From Latin Italicus 'Italian.' The typographic sense refers to the sloping type developed in Italy by Francesco Griffo for the Venetian printer Aldus Manutius around 1500; English later extended the name from the Italian design to the style itself.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# italic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈtælɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈtælɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 61280

## Meanings
1. printed or written with letters that slope to the right, often for emphasis
2. an italic typeface or a character printed in that style
3. relating to the ancient peoples or languages of the Italian peninsula

## Examples
- Put the title of the novel in italic type.
- The editor changed the emphasized phrase from bold to italic.
- Latin belonged to the Italic branch of the Indo-European language family.

## Synonyms
- sloping
- oblique
- cursive

## Antonyms
- upright
- roman

## Derived Forms
- italics
- italicize
- italicise
- italicization

## Related Forms
- typeface
- roman
- boldface

## Etymology
From Latin Italicus 'Italian.' The typographic sense refers to the sloping type developed in Italy by Francesco Griffo for the Venetian printer Aldus Manutius around 1500; English later extended the name from the Italian design to the style itself.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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