colic
/ˈkɒl.ɪk/
colic noun: severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
Noun
colic (countable and uncountable, plural colics)
- Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
- Near-synonyms: cramps, stomachache
- Diſeaſed nature oftentimes breakes forth, / In ſtrange eruptions, oft the teeming earth / Is with a kind of collicke pincht and vext, / By the impriſoning of vnruly wind / Within her vvombe, vvhich for enlargement ſtriuing / Shakes the old Beldame earth, and topples down / Steeples and moſſegrovvn...c. 1597 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The History of Henrie the Fourth; […], quarto edition, London: […] P[eter] S[hort] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1598, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]
- Synonyms:
- colonalgia, cramps, stomachache
- Severe fussiness and crying, especially of infants with certain medical conditions.
- A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms.
Adjective
colic (not comparable)
colic meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
colic in Tamil
- abdominal pain
- வயிற்றுவலி vayiṟṟuvali
colic in Urdu
- اینٹھن
colic in Bengali
- পেটে তীব্র ব্যথা
colic in Malayalam
- ഉദരശൂല, വയറ്റുവേദന, ആന്ത്രശൂല
More languagesFewer languages
- colic in Kannada
- ಹೊಟ್ಟೆನೋವು
- colic in Tagalog
- apad
- colic in Arabic
- مَغْص maḡṣ, قُولَنْج qūlanj, قَوْلِنْج qawlinj
- colic in Indonesian
- kolik
- colic in Persian
- کولنج kolenj, قولنج qolenj
Synonyms of colic
Forms of colic
| plural | colics |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | cholick |
| alternative form (archaic) | cholic |
Origin of colic
Borrowed from French colique. Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek κωλικός (kōlikós, “suffering in the colon”, adjective).
Words formed from colic
- cecocolic
- colical
- colicroot
- colic weed
- colicwood
- epicolic
- gastrocolic
- hepatocolic
- ileocolic
- infracolic
- intracolic
- isocolic
- mesocolic
- nephrocolic
- paracolic
- pericolic
- phrenicocolic
- retrocolic
- splenocolic
- supracolic
- baby colic
- black colic
- colicky
- colic valve
- Devon colic
- gold colic
- lead colic
- miss-meal colic
- painter's colic
- red colic
- stone colic
Phrases with colic
Words that rhyme with colic
Questions about colic
- What does colic mean?
- Colic means severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
- What is colic in Tamil?
- Colic in Tamil is வயிற்றுவலி (vayiṟṟuvali). See Colic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is colic?
- Colic can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce colic?
- Colic is pronounced /ˈkɒl.ɪk/.
- What is the plural of colic?
- The plural of colic is colics.
Words near colic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: colic (page history and authors); colic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); colic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); colic (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); colic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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