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- [dahy-dak-tik]
- /daɪˈdæk tɪk/
- /daɪˈdæk.tɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dahy-dak-tik]
- /daɪˈdæk tɪk/
Definitions of didactic word
- adjective didactic Something that is didactic is intended to teach people something, especially a moral lesson. 3
- adjective didactic Someone who is didactic tells people things rather than letting them find things out or discussing things. 3
- adjective didactic intended to instruct, esp excessively 3
- adjective didactic morally instructive; improving 3
- adjective didactic (of works of art or literature) containing a political or moral message to which aesthetic considerations are subordinated 3
- adjective didactic used or intended for teaching or instruction 3
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Origin of didactic
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; < Greek didaktikós apt at teaching, instructive, equivalent to didakt(ós) that may be taught + -ikos -ic
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Parts of speech for Didactic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
didactic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% 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".
didactic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for didactic
adj didactic
- academic — Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.
- advisory — An advisory group regularly gives suggestions and help to people or organizations, especially about a particular subject or area of activity.
- homiletic — of or relating to preaching or to homilies.
- instructive — serving to instruct or inform; conveying instruction, knowledge, or information; enlightening.
- moral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
adjective didactic
- moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- improving — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- moralising — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
- informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- teaching — Informal. teacher.
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