Definition of italic Italic

/ajtæˈlɪk/ - [aytatlik] - i•tal•ic

We found 13 definitions of italic from 4 different sources.

What does italic mean?

Noun Plural: italics
italic - a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
		cursive, cursive script, longhand, running hand rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
italic - a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
		typeface, font, fount, face, case a specific size and style of type within a type family
italic - a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative
		Italic language
		indo-european language, indo-hittite, indo-european the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
		osco-umbrian a group of dead languages of ancient Italy; they were displace by Latin
Adjective
italic - characterized by slanting characters; "italic characters"
italic - of or relating to the Italic languages; "ancient Italic dialects"

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italic (Noun)
A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.
italic (Noun)
An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.
italic (Adjective)
Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.
italic (Adjective)
Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique.

italic (a.)
Relating to Italy or to its people.
italic (a.)
Applied especially to a kind of type in which the letters do not stand upright, but slope toward the right; -- so called because dedicated to the States of Italy by the inventor, Aldus Manutius, about the year 1500.
italic (n.)
An Italic letter, character, or type (see Italic, a., 2.); -- often in the plural; as, the Italics are the author's. Italic letters are used to distinguish words for emphasis, importance, antithesis, etc. Also, collectively, Italic letters.

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italic in sign language