Doric
UK/ˈdɒɹɪk/
Doric adjective: relating to one of the Greek orders of architecture, distinguished by its simplicity and solidity.
Adjective
Doric (comparative more Doric, superlative most Doric)
- Relating to one of the Greek orders of architecture, distinguished by its simplicity and solidity.
- It is certainly my personal favourite, for it was by way of Hardwick’s great Doric arch that I first sampled the roar and clatter of London streets, the trip being a boyhood reward for achieving (unexpected) success in a school examination!1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703
- Of or pertaining to the dialect of Scots spoken in the northeast of Scotland, predominantly Morayshire and Aberdeen areas.
- Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek dialect group once spoken in the north-west of Greece.
- Synonym of Dorian; of or relating to the region of Doris in Asia Minor or the Dorians
- Synonyms:
- Dorian
- Belonging to a certain mode of Ancient Greek music, the Dorian mode.
Proper noun
Doric
- A group of Ancient Greek dialects, once spoken in western Greece, southern Italy and Sicily.
- The Mid-Northern or Northeast dialect of Lowland Scots spoken in the north-east of Scotland.
Doric meaning in Tamil
Doric in Tamil
- Greek dialect
- டொரிக் ṭorik
Synonyms of Doric
Forms of Doric
| comparative | more Doric |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Doric |
| alternative abbreviation | Dor. |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Dorick |
Origin of Doric
From Ancient Greek Δωρικός (Dōrikós, “related to Dorians”). The senses referring to dialects of Scottish are thought to have come from the Scots’ rusticness associated with the Athenians’ view of Dorians as uncivilised.
Words formed from Doric
- Dorically
- Doric Greek
- Doricism
- Doric order
- hyperdoric
- hyper-Doric
- hyperdoricism
- hyper-Doricism
- protodoric
- proto-Doric
Words that rhyme with Doric
- Warwick
- toric
- caloric
- historic
- meteoric
- choric
- amphoric
- dysphoric
- euphoric
- fluoric
- prehistoric
- lauric
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Questions about Doric
- What does Doric mean?
- Doric means relating to one of the Greek orders of architecture, distinguished by its simplicity and solidity.
- What is Doric in Tamil?
- Doric in Tamil is டொரிக் (ṭorik). See Doric meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Doric?
- Doric can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Doric?
- Doric is pronounced /ˈdɒɹɪk/ (UK).
Words near Doric in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Doric (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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