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- [krit-ik]
- /ˈkrɪt ɪk/
- /ˈkrɪt.ɪk/
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- [krit-ik]
- /ˈkrɪt ɪk/
Definitions of critic word
- countable noun critic A critic is a person who writes about and expresses opinions about things such as books, films, music, or art. 3
- countable noun critic Someone who is a critic of a person or system disapproves of them and criticizes them publicly. 3
- noun critic a person who judges something 3
- noun critic a professional judge of art, music, literature, etc 3
- noun critic a person who often finds fault and criticizes 3
- noun critic a person who forms and expresses judgments of people or things according to certain standards or values 3
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Origin of critic
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < Latin criticus < Greek kritikós skilled in judging (adj.), critic (noun), equivalent to krī́t(ēs) judge, umpire (krī́(nein) to separate, decide + -tēs agent suffix) + -ikos -ic
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Parts of speech for Critic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
critic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for critic
noun critic
- pundit — a learned person, expert, or authority.
- cartoonist — A cartoonist is a person whose job is to draw cartoons for newspapers and magazines.
- authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
- judge — Alan L(aVern) born 1932, U.S. astronaut.
- reviewer — a person who reviews.
adjective critic
- reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
- overcritical — excessively critical; hypercritical.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- nit-picking — to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.
- cavillous — Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
Antonyms for critic
noun critic
- amateur — An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
- complimenter — a person who compliments
- praiser — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- supporter — a person or thing that supports.
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