Iambic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /aɪˈæmbɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Iambic is an adjective meaning (prosody) Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed–stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance. [from 16th c.].
Meaning
(prosody) Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed–stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance. [from 16th c.].
More Meanings
- (prosody) An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs.
Example Sentences
[J]ust before the rhythm becomes iambic, there will be a point reached at which the rhythm can hardly be said to be more iambic than it is trochaic.
Word Forms
- iambical
- iambick
- iambics
Antonyms for iambic
Common opposites include trochaic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tetrameter, pentameter, trimeter, dimeter, senarius, heptameter.
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