anthemic
/ænˈθɛm.ɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.21 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Suggestive of an anthem; rousing.
noun
A song that is suggestive of an anthem.
Example Sentences
- "Hardly inspirational stuff, but this beatmix collection of popular House/garage cuts by DJ Pierre, Roger S, Ultra Naté and others is probably the easiest place to find Farley's anthemic "Love Can't Turn Around"."
- "Honing the band's anthemic sound and stance, they relocated to Richmond and created a solid lineup."
- "But something new was rippling through a million MySpace profiles. The sound was electro, and bass-laced synthetic dance pop would soon start streaming in from producers in Paris, dizzying the twenteens of Britain with its accessible, anthemic funk."
- "Passionate anthemics, prog-rock twists and turns, and several Hendrix-ian guitar burnouts by self-aware showman Patrick Krief aimed straight for the cheap seats and left everyone feeling pleasantly dazed."
Etymology
Etymology tree English anthem Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anthemic From anthem + -ic.