critic
See also: crític
English
editAlternative forms
edit- critick (archaic)
Etymology
editBorrowed 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
editNoun
editcritic (plural critics)
- A person who appraises the works of others.
- 1856 February, [Thomas Babington] Macaulay, “Oliver Goldsmith”, in T[homas] F[lower] E[llis], editor, The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, new edition, London: Longman, Green, Reader, & Dyer, published 1871, →OCLC:
- 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.
- A specialist in judging works of art.
- One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
- 1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC:
- When an author has many beauties consistent with virtue, piety, and truth, let not little critics exalt themselves, and shower down their ill nature.
- An opponent.
- Obsolete form of critique (an act of criticism)
- 1711 May, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: […] W[illiam] Lewis […]; and sold by W[illiam] Taylor […], T[homas] Osborn[e] […], and J[ohn] Graves […], →OCLC:
- Make each day a Critick on the last.
- Obsolete form of critique (the art of criticism)
- 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], chapter 21, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC, book IV, 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.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editperson 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
editcritic (third-person singular simple present critics, present participle criticking, simple past and past participle criticked)
- (obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To criticise.
- 1607, Antony Brewer (attributed), Lingua, or the Combat of the Five Senses for Superiority
- Nay, if you begin to critic once, we shall never have done.
- 1607, Antony Brewer (attributed), Lingua, or the Combat of the Five Senses for Superiority
Anagrams
editIrish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English critique, from French critique, from New Latin critica (“critique”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcritic f (genitive singular critice, nominative plural criticí)
- critique
- Synonym: beachtaíocht
- criticism
- Synonyms: criticeas, léirmheastóireacht
Declension
editDeclension of critic
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- critic foirme (“form criticism”)
- critic liteartha (“literary criticism”)
- critic na díthógála (“deconstructive criticism”)
- criticeas (“criticism”)
- criticeoir (“critic”)
- criticiúil (“critical”, adjective)
Mutation
editIrish 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
edit- 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
editAdjective
editcritic m pl
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French critique and Latin criticus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcritic m (plural critici)
Adjective
editcritic m or n (feminine singular critică, masculine plural critici, feminine and neuter plural critice)
Declension
editDeclension 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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