etic
/ˈɛtɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a perspective situated outside that culture.
Example Sentences
- "A useful example of the emic-etic distinction may be made by comparing the concept “waves on the ocean or sea” from the perspective of a European American with that of a Truk Islander […] The proposed etics here might be that both cultures understand the use of waves as vehicles for surfing and as movement reflecting the transfer of energy […] certain differences, or emics exist, for European Americans the waves may be sources of beauty — the Truk Islander has learned to use them […] as a road map."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
more etic (comparative)
most etic (superlative)