italics

Meanings

Noun

• a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
• a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative
• a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
• Letters in an italic typeface.
• plural of italic: exaggerated intonation or some similar oral speech device by which one or more words is heavily and usually affectedly emphasized or otherwise given sharp prominence

Synonyms

italic, Italic, Italic language

Related Words

italic, oblique type