anthemic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English anthem

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English anthemic

From anthem + -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ænˈθɛm.ɪk/, /ænˈθiːm.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɛmɪk

Adjective

anthemic (comparative more anthemic, superlative most anthemic)

1. (music) Suggestive of an anthem; rousing.
   • 1999, Sean Bidder, House: The Rough Guide, page 109:

     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".

   • 2014, Kevin Prested, Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records, page 79:

     Honing the band's anthemic sound and stance, they relocated to Richmond and created a solid lineup.

   • 2015, Rose Bretécher, Pure:

     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.

Derived terms

• anthemically

Noun

anthemic (plural anthemics)

1. (music) A song that is suggestive of an anthem.
   • 2009 March 16, Ben Rayner, “Hot sounds”, in Toronto Star‎^[1]:

     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.

Anagrams

• Teichman, methanic