ITALIC as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
    Hypernyms(s) italic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
    Hypernyms(s) italic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Italic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)

ITALIC as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • of or relating to the Italic languages
    Usage Example(s)
    • ancient Italic dialects
    Pertainym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • characterized by slanting characters
    Usage Example(s)
    • italic characters
    Pertainym(s)