anthemic
/ænˈθɛm.ɪk/
anthemic adjective: suggestive of an anthem; rousing.
Adjective
anthemic (comparative more anthemic, superlative most anthemic)
- Suggestive of an anthem; rousing.
- Hardly inspirational stuff, but this beatmix collection of popular House/garage cuts by DJ Pierre, Roger S, Ultra Naté and others is probably the easiest place to find Farley's anthemic "Love Can't Turn Around".1999, Sean Bidder, House: The Rough Guide, page 109
- Honing the band's anthemic sound and stance, they relocated to Richmond and created a solid lineup.2014, Kevin Prested, Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records, page 79
Noun
anthemic (plural anthemics)
- A song that is suggestive of an anthem.
- Passionate anthemics, prog-rock twists and turns, and several Hendrix-ian guitar burnouts by self-aware showman Patrick Krief aimed straight for the cheap seats and left everyone feeling pleasantly dazed.2009 March 16, Ben Rayner, “Hot sounds”, in Toronto Star
Forms of anthemic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more anthemic |
| superlative | most anthemic |
| Noun | |
| plural | anthemics |
Origin of anthemic
From anthem + -ic.
Words formed from anthemic
Words that rhyme with anthemic
- academic
- epidemic
- chemic
- demic
- endemic
- polemic
- infodemic
- pandemic
- philodemic
- philopolemic
- plandemic
- postpandemic
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- systemic
- alchemic
- allelochemic
- anti-epidemic
- antiacademic
- antiepidemic
- chemick
- chernozemic
- chronosystemic
- diasystemic
- ecoepidemic
- electrochemic
- endemoepidemic
- eudemic
- geochemic
- haremic
- holoendemic
- hyperendemic
- hyperepidemic
- hypoendemic
- interacademic
- interepidemic
- interpandemic
- intraepidemic
- intrapandemic
- mesoendemic
- microendemic
- microepidemic
- monosystemic
- multisystemic
- myxedemic
- near-endemic
- non-academic
- nonacademic
- nonendemic
- nonepidemic
- nonpandemic
- nonsystemic
- palaeoendemic
- paleoendemic
- panepidemic
- photochemic
- pingdemic
- polemick
- polydemic
- polysystemic
- portasystemic
- portosystemic
Questions about anthemic
- What does anthemic mean?
- Anthemic means suggestive of an anthem; rousing.
- What part of speech is anthemic?
- Anthemic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce anthemic?
- Anthemic is pronounced /ænˈθɛm.ɪk/.
Words near anthemic in the dictionary
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