Meanings
ionic1
- not comparablechemistryof, relating to, or containing ions
Ionic2
alternative Ionick
- not comparablearchitectureof an order of classical Greek architecture whose distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes.
- datednot comparablemediaOf or relating to a kind of heavy-faced type.
alternative Ionick
- A sub-dialect of the Attic-Ionic dialectal group of Ancient Greek consisting of Old Ionic and New Ionic.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of Ionian; of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
adjectivecontaining or involving or occurring in the form of ions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
ionic · adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
- Proto-Hellenic*éimi
- Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
- Englishion
- Englishionic
Ionic · adjective, proper noun, noun
- Ancient Greekἰωνικός“related to Ionians”
- EnglishIonic
From Ancient Greek ἰωνικός (iōnikós, “related to Ionians”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἰωνικός
- Ἰωνικός (Iōnikós)of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
Bulgarian йонен
- йонен (jonen)of, relating to, or containing ions
Catalan iònic, jònic
- iònicof, relating to, or containing ions
- jònicof or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
Finnish ioninen, ioni-
- ioninenof, relating to, or containing ions
- ioni-of, relating to, or containing ions
- joonialainenof or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
French ionique
- ioniqueof, relating to, or containing ions
Hungarian jón
- jónof or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
Italian ionico, ionico
- ionicoof, relating to, or containing ions
- ionicoof or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
Latin Īō̆nius
- Īō̆niusof or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
Norwegian Bokmål ionisk
- ioniskof, relating to, or containing ions
Polish joński
- jońskiof or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
Portuguese iónico, iônico
- iónicoof, relating to, or containing ions
- iônicoof, relating to, or containing ions
- jónicoof or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
Russian ионический
- ионический (ioničeskij)of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
Spanish iónico, jónico
- iónicoof, relating to, or containing ions
- jónicoof or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
Tagalog dagipikin
- dagipikinof, relating to, or containing ions
Welsh Ïonig, Ïonaidd
- Ïonigof or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
- Ïonaiddof or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ionic
Cite this entry
ionic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ionic
“ionic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ionic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ionic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ionic.
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