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italic

italic

5 4.2
A style of printed letters that slant to the right to make words stand out
  • noun
  • /ɪˈtælɪk/
translation icon : cursiva
  • So the nice thing is that on word processors, you have underline, italics, bold, and caps.
  • original italics
  • written in italics
  • words in italics

You can bold it, you can italicize it, you can put it in an* and punctual quotation marks, you know, italics, whatever you want.

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Examples

  • Estimates with CVs greater than 0.3 are shown in italics in the tables and should be interpreted with caution.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Here we have the possibility of using italics or some other method to set them apart.

    Blog text (18)

  • On the card in bold italic are the words: Women's Defense Forum.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Texts in italics are directions, not to be spoken out loud to class.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The words are in italics, which the text has taught readers to interpret as unvoiced.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The overuse of underlining, italics, and bold print is another problem.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Interspersed throughout the text are paragraphs in italics lifting up specific issues where divisions remain, designed to encourage further reflection.

    Academic text (2015)

  • In the sentence, the words in italics indicate that they should be emphasized when spoken.

  • The editor suggested using italics to highlight key terms in the document.

  • Whenever you see a phrase in italics, it refers to a title of a work or an emphasized idea.

Antonyms

upright
44 2.7

Standing straight up and not leaning

Compounds

Italic language
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of related ancient languages spoken in Italy, including Latin

How Slanted

italic
5 4.2
roman
  • Specialized
1 6.1

Surface Forms

italic singular
italics plural

Etymology

Italic comes from a word that meant 'of Italy', the same root as Italian. A slanted style of printed letters made in Italy became a special typeface, so printed text that leans right is called 'italic'.