Iambic — I*am bic, n. 1. (Pros.) (a) An iambic foot; an iambus. (b) A verse composed of iambic feet. [1913 Webster] Note: The following couplet consists of iambic verses. [1913 Webster] Thy gen | ius calls | thee not | to pur | chase fame In keen | iam |… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Iambic — I*am bic, a. [L. iambicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. iambique.] 1. (Pros.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or composed of,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
iambic — [ī am′bik] adj. [< Fr or L: Fr iambique < L iambicus < Gr iambikos] of or made up of iambs n. 1. an iamb 2. [usually pl.] an iambic line of poetry … English World dictionary
iambic — 1570s (n.); 1580s (adj.), from L. iambicus, from Gk. iambikos, from iambos metrical foot of one unaccented followed by one accented syllable, from iaptein to assail (in words), lit. to put forth. The meter of invective and lampoon in classical… … Etymology dictionary
iambic — Poetry ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of or using iambuses. ► NOUN (iambics) ▪ verse using iambuses … English terms dictionary
iambic — 1. adjective Consisting of iambs or characterized by their predominance [J]ust before the rhythm becomes iambic, there will be a point reached at which the rhythm can hardly be said to be more iambic than it is trochaic. 2. noun An iamb; A line… … Wiktionary
iambic — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, accent, accentuation, amphibrach, amphimacer, anacrusis, anapest, antispast, antispastic, arsis, bacchius, beat, cadence, cadenced, caesura, catalexis, chloriamb, chloriambus, colon, counterpoint, cretic,… … Moby Thesaurus
iambic — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Verse] Syn. iambic pentameter, rhyme, versification; see poetry , verse 1 . 2. [A poetic meter] Syn. metrical foot, iambus, iamb; see foot 4 , meter … English dictionary for students
iambic — i·am·bic || aɪ æmbɪk n. (Poetry) iambus, foot consisting of two syllables (the first syllable is long and the second short or the first syllable is stressed and the second unstressed); verse composed of iambic feet adj. of or pertaining to… … English contemporary dictionary
iambic — n. 1. Iambus. 2. Iambic verse … New dictionary of synonyms
