How do you pronounce patriotic?

The recorded pronunciation is /peɪ.tɹiˈɑ.tɪk/.

patriotic

/peɪ.tɹiˈɑ.tɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: pa-tri-ot-ic
IPA: /peɪ.tɹiˈɑ.tɪk/

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Meaning

adj

Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country

noun

A postage stamp, Civil War token, etc. bearing a patriotic design.

Example Sentences

"a patriotic statesman"
"a patriotic song"
"But if patriotic sentiment is wanted, I've patriotic ballads cut and dried; For where'er our country's banner may be planted, All other local banners are defied!"
"[Hakeem] Jeffries hailed the Obamas as “brilliant, compassionate and patriotic Americans” and denounced Trump as “a vile, unhinged and malignant bottom feeder”."
"Most patriotics in copper or brass are common. They are rare in off-metals."

Etymology

From French patriotique, from Late Latin patriōticus, from Ancient Greek πατριωτικός (patriōtikós), from πατριώτης (patriṓtēs), equivalent to patriot + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /peɪ.tɹiˈɑ.tɪk/
British English: /pæt.ɹiˈɒ.tɪk/

Inflected Forms

more patriotic (comparative) most patriotic (superlative) patriotick (alternative, obsolete) patriotics (plural)

Derived Forms

antipatriotic hyperpatriotic impatriotic overpatriotic patriotical patriotically patrioticness pseudopatriotic semipatriotic superpatriotic ultrapatriotic

Phrases

patriotic correctness semi-patriotic

Frequently Paired Words

patriot patriotism

Synonyms

loyal

Antonyms

unpatriotic

Rhymes With

exotic erotic chaotic aquatic robotic antibiotic psychotic idiotic hypnotic neurotic narcotic quadratic