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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-ic, suffix. - -ic is attached to nouns to form adjectives with the meaning "of or relating to:''metal + -ic → metallic;poet + -ic → poetic.This suffix is also attached to nouns to form adjectives with the meaning "having some characteristics of;
in the style of:'' ballet + -ic → balletic;
sophomore + -ic → sophomoric;
Byron + -ic → Byronic (= in the style of Byron).
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-ics, suffix. - Pronouns-ics is attached to roots to form nouns with the meaning "a body of facts, knowledge, or principles.'' Such nouns usually correspond to adjectives ending in -icor-ical:eth- (= custom;character) + -ics → ethics (= the principles of good character).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-ic, - a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally in Greek and Latin loanwords (metallic;
poetic;
archaic;
public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses "having some characteristics of '' (opposed to the simple attributive use of the base noun) (balletic;
sophomoric);
"in the style of '' (Byronic;
Miltonic);
"pertaining to a family of peoples or languages'' (Finnic;
Semitic;
Turkic). - [Chem.]a suffix, specialized in opposition to -ous, used to show the higher of two valences:ferric chloride.
- a noun suffix occurring chiefly in loanwords from Greek, where such words were originally adjectival (critic;
magic;
music).
- Latin -icus
- French
- Latin -icus; in many words representing the cognate Greek -ikos (directly or through Latin); in some words replacing -ique
- Middle English -ic, -ik
IC, - Grammarpl. ICs. See immediate constituent.
- Electronicsintegrated circuit.
- intensive care.
I.C., - ReligionJesus Christ.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-ics, - Pronounsa suffix of nouns that denote a body of facts, knowledge, principles, etc., usually corresponding to adjectives ending in -ic or -ical: ethics;
physics;
politics;
tactics.
- Greek -ika, neuter plural of -ikos), as in rhētórica (plural) rhetoric book
- plural of -ic, representing Latin -ica (
Nouns ending in -ics that name fields of study, sciences, arts, professions, or the like are usually not preceded by an article and are used with a singular verb:Acoustics (the science) deals with sound.Politics (the art of government) fascinates me. In certain uses, often when preceded by a determiner like the, his, her, or their, most of these nouns can take a plural verb:The acoustics (the sound-reflecting qualities) of the hall are splendid.Their politics (political opinions) have antagonized everyone. ICS, - International College of Surgeons.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -ics suffix forming nouns (functioning as singular)- indicating a science, art, or matters relating to a particular subject: aeronautics, politics
- indicating certain activities or practices: acrobatics
Etymology: plural of -ic, representing Latin -ica, from Greek -ika, as in mathēmatika mathematics |