Italic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈtælɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Italic is an adjective meaning (typography, of a typeface or font) Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.
Meaning
(typography, of a typeface or font) Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.
More Meanings
- (typography, of a typeface or font) Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique.
- (typography) A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.
- An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.
Example Sentences
Names of vessels, as the Kearsarge or the Alabama, are frequently put in italic.
The text was impossible to read: every other word was underlined or in a bold or italic font.
[…] ROBERT GRANJON, possibly in collaboration with CLAUDE GARAMOND, had created an italic which matched Garamond Roman.
Spenser uses two different scripts: an Elizabethan secretary hand for English texts, and an italic 'mixed' with secretary graphs for Latin texts […]
Word Forms
- italick
- italics
Synonyms for italic
Depending on context, synonyms include cursive, oblique.
Antonyms for italic
Common opposites include upright.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include emphasis, slanted, italicized, italick, ital, roman.
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