different between acoustic vs sarcastic

English

Alternative forms

• acoustick (obsolete)
• acoustical

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin acousticus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (akoustikós, “of or for hearing”), from ????? (akoú?, “to hear”) +? -???? (-ikós, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ku?.st?k/
• Rhymes: -u?st?k

Adjective

acoustic (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.

   Synonym: auditory

   1. (architecture) (of building materials) Used for soundproofing or modifying sound.
   2. (of a device or system) Utilizing sound energy in its operation.
   3. (weaponry) (of an explosive mine or other weapon) Able to be set off by sound waves.
2. (music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

acoustic (plural acoustics)

1. (usually in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.
2. (medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
3. Clipping of acoustic guitar.

Translations

References

• “acoustic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “acoustic”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Alternative forms

• sarcastick (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /s???kæstik/
• (US) IPA^(key): /s???kæstik/

  Rhymes: -æst?k

Adjective

sarcastic (comparative more sarcastic, superlative most sarcastic)

1. Containing sarcasm.

   a sarcastic quip; the teacher's sarcastic tone

2. (of a person) Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.
   • 1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl

     Her eyes slanted a little... and were sometimes full of fiery determination and sometimes dull and opaque. Her expression was never altogether amiable; was often, indeed, distinctly sullen, or, when she was animated, sarcastic.

Synonyms

• sarky (British)
• snarky

Derived terms

• sarky

Translations

See also

• ironic
• sardonic
• snide

References

• “sarcastic” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "sarcastic" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
• “sarcastic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)

Romanian

Etymology

French sarcastique

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sar?kastik]

Adjective

sarcastic m or n (feminine singular sarcastic?, masculine plural sarcastici, feminine and neuter plural sarcastice)

1. sarcastic

Declension

Synonyms

• caustic

Adverb

sarcastic

1. sarcastically

Related terms

• sarcasm