italic
adjective
ital·ic
| \ ə-ˈta-lik
, i-, ī-\
, i-, ī-\
Definition of italic
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: of or relating to a type style with characters that slant upward to the right (as in "these words are italic") — compare roman
b
: of or relating to a style of slanted cursive handwriting developed in the 15th and 16th centuries
2
capitalized
: of or relating to ancient Italy, its peoples, or their Indo-European languages
italic
nounDefinition of italic (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: an italic character or type
2
capitalized
: a branch of the Indo-European language family that includes Latin, Oscan, and Umbrian — see Indo-European Languages Table
Examples of italic in a Sentence
Noun
These words are printed in italic. The type should be set in italics.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The New York Times sent out a breaking news alert and threw a bold, italic headline across its front page announcing the potential change in policy. — Tina Nguyen, The Hive, "Donald Trump Dupes the Media with Another Immigration Head Fake," 1 Mar. 2017 In each case, the subtitle appears in bold or italic, followed by a short paragraph in plain text describing the scope and results of the project. — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, "Working Strategies: Making strategic use of optional résumé sections," 28 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'italic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for italic
italic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of italic
(Entry 1 of 2)
: having letters, numbers, etc., that slant upward to the right
: of or relating to ancient Italy, the people who lived there, or the languages spoken there
italic
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of italic (Entry 2 of 2)
: letters, numbers, etc., that slant upward to the right : italic type
See the full definition for italic in the English Language Learners Dictionary
italic
adjective
ital·ic
| \ i-ˈta-lik
\
\
Kids Definition of italic
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of or relating to a type style with letters that slant to the right (as in “italic letters”)
italic
nounKids Definition of italic (Entry 2 of 2)
: a type style with letters that slant to the right : an italic letter or italic type
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