critic
See also: crític
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- critick (archaic)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίνω (krínō, “I judge”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
critic (plural critics)
- A person who appraises the works of others.
- 1856 February, [Thomas Babington] Macaulay, “Oliver Goldsmith”, in T[homas] F[lower] E[llis], editor, The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, new edition, London: Longman, Green, Reader, & Dyer, published 1871, →OCLC:
- The opinion of the most skilful critics was, that nothing finer [than Goldsmith's Traveller] had appeared in verse since the fourth book of the Dunciad.
- A specialist in judging works of art.
- One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
- 1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC:
- When an author has many beauties consistent with virtue, piety, and truth, let not little critics exalt themselves, and shower down their ill nature.
- An opponent.
- Obsolete form of critique (an act of criticism)
- 1709, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: […] W. Lewis […], published 1711, →OCLC:
- Make each day a Critick on the last.
- Obsolete form of critique (the art of criticism)
- 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], chapter 21, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC, book IV, page 550:
- And, perhaps, if they were distinctly weighed, and duly considered, they would afford us another sort of logic and critic, than what we have been hitherto acquainted with.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
person who appraises the works of others
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specialist in judging works of art
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one who criticizes; a person who finds fault
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opponent
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Verb edit
critic (third-person singular simple present critics, present participle criticking, simple past and past participle criticked)
- (obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To criticise.
- 1607, Antony Brewer (attributed), Lingua, or the Combat of the Five Senses for Superiority
- Nay, if you begin to critic once, we shall never have done.
- 1607, Antony Brewer (attributed), Lingua, or the Combat of the Five Senses for Superiority
Anagrams edit
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English critique, from French critique, from New Latin critica (“critique”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
critic f (genitive singular critice, nominative plural criticí)
- critique
- Synonym: beachtaíocht
- criticism
- Synonyms: criticeas, léirmheastóireacht
Declension edit
Declension of critic
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- critic foirme (“form criticism”)
- critic liteartha (“literary criticism”)
- critic na díthógála (“deconstructive criticism”)
- criticeas (“criticism”)
- criticeoir (“critic”)
- criticiúil (“critical”, adjective)
Mutation edit
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critic | chritic | gcritic |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “critic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “critic” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Ladin edit
Adjective edit
critic m pl
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French critique and Latin criticus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
critic m (plural critici)
Adjective edit
critic m or n (feminine singular critică, masculine plural critici, feminine and neuter plural critice)
Declension edit
Declension of critic
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | critic | critică | critici | critice | ||
definite | criticul | critica | criticii | criticele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | critic | critice | critici | critice | ||
definite | criticului | criticei | criticelor | criticilor |