deictic

D2E1I1C3T1I1C3
/ˈdeɪktɪk//ˈdaɪktɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to deixis; to a word whose meaning is dependent on context.

Similar
deictic word
OriginAncient Greek δεικτικός →
RareScrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivedeictic (comparative more deictic, superlative most deictic)

comparative more deictic · superlative most deictic

  1. grammarOf or pertaining to deixis; to a word whose meaning is dependent on context.
  2. Directly pointing out; specifying.
noundeictic (plural deictics)

plural deictics

  1. grammarSuch a word (such as I or here).

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs

Similar
deictic word
Broader
word

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδεικτικός
  2. Ancient Greekδεικτικός
  3. Englishdeictic

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεικτικός (deiktikós, “capable of proof”).

More words from Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan díctic
  • dícticpertaining to deixis
Czech deiktický
  • deiktickýpertaining to deixis
Esperanto deikta
  • deiktapertaining to deixis
French déictique
  • déictiquepertaining to deixis
German deiktisch
  • deiktischpertaining to deixis
Polish deiktyczny
  • deiktycznypertaining to deixis
Russian дейкти́ческий
  • дейкти́ческий (dejktíčeskij)pertaining to deixis
Spanish deíctico
  • deícticopertaining to deixis
Swedish deiktisk
  • deiktiskpertaining to deixis
Cite this entry
APA

deictic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deictic

MLA

“deictic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deictic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deictic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deictic.

Source: deictic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.