italic
See also: Italic
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Named after the nation of Italy, as it was first used by an Italian printer, Aldo Manuzio, around 1500. Literally Italy + -ic.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) enPR: ĭtălʹĭk, IPA(key): /ɪˈtælɪk/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) enPR: ĭtălʹĭk, ītălʹĭk, IPA(key): /ɪˈtælɪk/, /aɪˈtælɪk/
Adjective edit
italic (not comparable)
- (typography, of a typeface or font) Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.
- (typography, of a typeface or font) 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.
Usage notes edit
- The sense of “oblique” is more recent, and still sometimes criticized, but is now by far the more common sense in everyday use.
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "oblique"): upright
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
designed to resemble a handwriting style
having a slant to the right
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See also edit
Noun edit
italic (plural italics)
- (typography) A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.
- 1902, Theodore Low DeVinne, The Practice of Typography: Correct Composition[1], page 104:
- Names of vessels, as the Kearsarge or the Alabama, are frequently put in italic.
- 1983, Ida M. Kimber, The Art of Lettering[2], translation of original by Albert Kapr, page 329:
- […] ROBERT GRANJON, possibly in collaboration with CLAUDE GARAMOND, had created an italic which matched Garamond Roman.
- An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.
Translations edit
typeface whose letters slant to the right
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Related terms edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French italique, from Latin italicus. By surface analysis, Italia + -ic.
Adjective edit
italic m or n (feminine singular italică, masculine plural italici, feminine and neuter plural italice)
Declension edit
Declension of italic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | italic | italică | italici | italice | ||
definite | italicul | italica | italicii | italicele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | italic | italice | italici | italice | ||
definite | italicului | italicei | italicilor | italicelor |