iambic

[ ahy-am-bik ]

/ aɪˈæm bɪk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR iambic ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

Prosody.

pertaining to the iamb.
consisting of or employing an iamb or iambs.

Greek Literature. noting or pertaining to satirical poetry written in iambs.

noun

Prosody.

an iamb.
Usually iambics. a verse or poem consisting of iambs.

Greek Literature. a satirical poem in this meter.

Origin of iambic

1565–75; <Latin iambicus<Greek iambikós.See iambus, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM iambic

i·am·bi·cal·ly, adverbun·i·am·bic, adjective

Words nearby iambic

Iago, -ial, Ialysus, IAMAW, iamb, iambic, iambic pentameter, iambus, Ian, -iana, IAP

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Example sentences from the Web for iambic

Max Fish and Snow are wed by more than their iambic assonance.
Max Fish, Lost At Sea|Joshua David Stein|July 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The lovers speak entirely in iambic pentameter, which works much better than it should.
Jude Law in Drag|Caryn James|September 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
His fables are ninety-seven in number, and are written in iambic verse.
History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD|Robert F. Pennell
Rage armed Archilochus with the iambic of his own invention.
The Works of Horace|Horace

The Alexandrian line consists of twelve syllables (iambic hexameter).
Essays|Ralph Waldo Emerson
It will be observed that iambic feet prevail in this translation.
Toward the Gulf|Edgar Lee Masters
Our ears, however, are hardly fine enough to catch the iambic twang of which Quintilian complains.
The Life of Cicero|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for iambic

iambic

/ (aɪˈæmbɪk) prosody /

adjective

of, relating to, consisting of, or using an iamb or iambs

(in Greek literature) denoting a type of satirical verse written in iambs

noun

a metrical foot, line, or stanza of verse consisting of iambs

a type of ancient Greek satirical verse written in iambs

Derived forms of iambic

iambically, adverb

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单词	iambic
释义	iambic [ ahy-am-bik ] / aɪˈæm bɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR iambic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Prosody. pertaining to the iamb. consisting of or employing an iamb or iambs. Greek Literature. noting or pertaining to satirical poetry written in iambs. noun Prosody. an iamb. Usually iambics. a verse or poem consisting of iambs. Greek Literature. a satirical poem in this meter. Origin of iambic 1565–75; <Latin iambicus<Greek iambikós.See iambus, -ic OTHER WORDS FROM iambic i·am·bi·cal·ly, adverbun·i·am·bic, adjective Words nearby iambic Iago, -ial, Ialysus, IAMAW, iamb, iambic, iambic pentameter, iambus, Ian, -iana, IAP Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for iambic Max Fish and Snow are wed by more than their iambic assonance. Max Fish, Lost At Sea\|Joshua David Stein\|July 17, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The lovers speak entirely in iambic pentameter, which works much better than it should. Jude Law in Drag\|Caryn James\|September 23, 2009\|DAILY BEAST His fables are ninety-seven in number, and are written in iambic verse. History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD\|Robert F. Pennell Rage armed Archilochus with the iambic of his own invention. The Works of Horace\|Horace The Alexandrian line consists of twelve syllables (iambic hexameter). Essays\|Ralph Waldo Emerson It will be observed that iambic feet prevail in this translation. Toward the Gulf\|Edgar Lee Masters Our ears, however, are hardly fine enough to catch the iambic twang of which Quintilian complains. The Life of Cicero\|Anthony Trollope British Dictionary definitions for iambic iambic / (aɪˈæmbɪk) prosody / adjective of, relating to, consisting of, or using an iamb or iambs (in Greek literature) denoting a type of satirical verse written in iambs noun a metrical foot, line, or stanza of verse consisting of iambs a type of ancient Greek satirical verse written in iambs Derived forms of iambic iambically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to iambic dramatic, elegiac, epic, idyllic, imaginative, lyric, lyrical, melodious, romantic, tuneful, metrical, rhythmical, anapestic, dactylic, epical, odic, songlike
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iambic

adjective

noun

Origin of iambic

OTHER WORDS FROM iambic

Words nearby iambic

Example sentences from the Web for iambic

British Dictionary definitions for iambic

adjective

noun

Derived forms of iambic

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