critic
See also: crític
English
Alternative forms
- critick (archaic)
Etymology
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Borrowed from Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίνω (krínō, “I judge”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
critic (plural critics)
- A person who appraises the works of others.
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- The opinion of the most skilful critics was, that nothing finer [than Goldsmith's Traveller] had appeared in verse since the fourth book of the Dunciad.
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- A specialist in judging works of art.
- One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
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- When an author has many beauties consistent with virtue, piety, and truth, let not little critics exalt themselves, and shower down their ill nature.
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- An opponent.
- Obsolete form of critique (an act of criticism)
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- Make each day a critic on the last.
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- Obsolete form of critique (the art of criticism)
- (Can we date this quote?), John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Chapter 21, page 550
- And, perhaps, if they were distinctly weighed, and duly considered, they would afford us another sort of logic and critic, than what we have been hitherto acquainted with.
- (Can we date this quote?), John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Chapter 21, page 550
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
person who appraises the works of others
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specialist in judging works of art
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one who criticizes; a person who finds fault
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opponent
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Verb
critic (third-person singular simple present critics, present participle criticking, simple past and past participle criticked)
- (obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To criticise.
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- Nay, if you begin to critic once, we shall never have done.
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Anagrams
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English critique, from French critique, from New Latin critica (“critique”).
Pronunciation
Noun
critic f (genitive singular critice, nominative plural criticí)
- critique
- Synonym: beachtaíocht
- criticism
- Synonym: criticeas, léirmheastóireacht
Declension
Declension of critic
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- critic foirme (“form criticism”)
- critic liteartha (“literary criticism”)
- critic na díthógála (“deconstructive criticism”)
- criticeas (“criticism”)
- criticeoir (“critic”)
- criticiúil (“critical”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
critic | chritic | gcritic |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “critic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “critic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Ladin
Adjective
critic m pl
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French critique and Latin criticus.
Pronunciation
Noun
critic m (plural critici)
Adjective
critic m or n (feminine singular critică, masculine plural critici, feminine and neuter plural critice)
Declension
Declension of critic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | critic | critică | critici | critice | ||
definite | criticul | critica | criticii | criticele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | critic | critice | critici | critice | ||
definite | criticului | criticei | criticelor | criticilor |
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