Italic

Definition:

  • (a.) Relating to Italy or to its people.
  • (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.
  • (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.

Compare italic with other words:

italic vs. vitalic

bold vs. italic

italic vs. primary

italic vs. script

italic vs. print

alphabet vs. italic

italic vs. oscan

italic vs. latin

italian vs. italic

italic vs. right

boldface vs. italic

italic vs. italicize

italic vs. upright

italic vs. oblique

cursive vs. italic

italic vs. slant

italic vs. lean

italic vs. letter

handwriting vs. italic

italic vs. typeface

italic vs. italics

emphasis vs. italic

italic vs. style

italic vs. roman

font vs. italic