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- [ahy-on-ik]
- /aɪˈɒn ɪk/
- /ˈaɪ.ɒn/
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- [ahy-on-ik]
- /aɪˈɒn ɪk/
Definitions of ionic word
- adjective ionic Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders that in ancient Greece consisted of a fluted column with a molded base and a capital composed of four volutes, usually parallel to the architrave with a pulvinus connecting a pair on each side of the column, and an entablature typically consisting of an architrave of three fascias, a richly ornamented frieze, and a cornice corbeled out on egg-and-dart and dentil moldings, with the frieze sometimes omitted. Roman and Renaissance examples are often more elaborate, and usually set the volutes of the capitals at 45° to the architrave. Compare composite (def 3), Corinthian (def 2), Doric (def 3), Tuscan (def 2). 1
- adjective ionic Prosody. noting or employing a foot consisting either of two long followed by two short syllables (greater Ionic) or of two short followed by two long syllables (lesser Ionic) 1
- adjective ionic noting or pertaining to that variety of the eastern branch of the early Greek alphabet that was used for the writing of the Ionic dialect and that became the variety used for all dialects of Greek from the 4th century b.c. to the present. 1
- adjective ionic of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians. 1
- noun ionic Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter. 1
- noun ionic the dialect of ancient Greek spoken in Euboea, the Cyclades, and on the mainland of Asia Minor at Miletus and elsewhere. 1
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Origin of ionic
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; ion + -ic
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Parts of speech for Ionic
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ionic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".
ionic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ionic
adj ionic
- classic — A classic example of a thing or situation has all the features which you expect such a thing or situation to have.
- 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.
- attic — An attic is a room at the top of a house just below the roof.
- bookish — Someone who is bookish spends a lot of time reading serious books.
- canonical — If something has canonical status, it is accepted as having all the qualities that a thing of its kind should have.
adjective ionic
- canonic — canonical
- classicistic — Of or pertaining to classicism.
Antonyms for ionic
adj ionic
- complicated — If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
- modern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- unclassical — not classical; contrary to classical precepts.
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