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(daɪdæktɪk)

1. adjective

Something that is didactic is intended to teach people something, especially a moral lesson.

[formal]

In totalitarian societies, art exists for didactic purposes.

Synonyms: instructive, educational, enlightening, moral More Synonyms of didactic

2. adjective

Someone who is didactic tells people things rather than letting them find things out or discussing things.

[formal]

He is more didactic in his approach to the learning process.

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didactic in British English

(dɪˈdæktɪk) or didactical (dɪˈdæktɪkəl)

adjective

intended to instruct, esp excessively

morally instructive; improving

(of works of art or literature) containing a political or moral message to which aesthetic considerations are subordinated

Derived forms

didactically (diˈdactically)

adverb

didacticism (diˈdacticism)

noun

Word origin

C17: from Greek didaktikos skilled in teaching, from didaskein to teach

didactic in American English

(daɪˈdæktɪk; also dɪˈdæktɪk)

adjective

used or intended for teaching or instruction

morally instructive, or intended to be so

too much inclined to teach others; boringly pedantic or moralistic

Derived forms

didactically (diˈdactically)

adverb

didacticism (diˈdactiˌcism) (daɪˈdæktəˌsɪzəm)

noun

Word origin

Gr didaktikos, apt at teaching < didaskein, to teach, prob. redupl. < IE base *dens-, wisdom, to teach, learn > Avestan dīdainghē, I am taught

Examples of 'didactic' in a sentence
didactic

He paid patients the compliment of offering elliptical hints rather than didactic advice.If you were being diplomatic, you would call it the didactic approach.But while its scope is admirable, the play has an unappealing didactic tone.They were more comfortable with teaching that was less didactic; the narrative did the work for them.The tone is often didactic.He is clearly the man for the job, having cheerfully sat through didactic political dramas that would leave most begging for mercy.I hope the more didactic approach won't be lost.But, three decades on, the effect is dramatic rather than didactic.While the book does not read by any means as a school text, at key places there is certainly a strong moral and didactic tone.Each question elicits not an answer but a short speech, engaging rather than didactic, but expressing the certainty that came in the genes.

1 (adjective) in the sense of instructive

Definition

intended to teach or instruct people

In totalitarian societies, art exists solely for didactic purposes.

Synonyms

instructive

an entertaining and instructive documentary

educational

The kids had an enjoyable and educational day.

enlightening

moral

edifying

the reading of edifying literature

homiletic

preceptive

2 (adjective) in the sense of pedantic

He adopts a lofty, didactic tone when addressing his students.

Synonyms

pedantic

Her lecture was pedantic and uninteresting.

academic

formal

pompous

schoolmasterly

erudite

bookish

a quiet, bookish child

abstruse

moralizing

priggish

He was a priggish, self-righteous little sneak.

pedagogic

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bookish

Definition

fond of reading

a quiet, bookish child

Synonyms

studious,

learned,

academic,

intellectual,

literary,

scholarly,

erudite,

pedantic,

well-read,

donnish,

swotty (British, informal)

in the sense of edifying

the reading of edifying literature

Synonyms

instructive,

improving,

inspiring,

elevating,

enlightening,

uplifting,

instructional

in the sense of educational

The kids had an enjoyable and educational day.

Synonyms

instructive,

useful,

cultural,

illuminating,

enlightening,

informative,

instructional,

didactic,

edifying,

educative,

heuristic

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单词	didactic
释义	Trends of didactic View usage for: didactic (daɪdæktɪk) 1. adjective Something that is didactic is intended to teach people something, especially a moral lesson. [formal] In totalitarian societies, art exists for didactic purposes. Synonyms: instructive, educational, enlightening, moral More Synonyms of didactic 2. adjective Someone who is didactic tells people things rather than letting them find things out or discussing things. [formal] He is more didactic in his approach to the learning process. More Synonyms of didactic didactic in British English (dɪˈdæktɪk) or didactical (dɪˈdæktɪkəl) adjective 1. intended to instruct, esp excessively 2. morally instructive; improving 3. (of works of art or literature) containing a political or moral message to which aesthetic considerations are subordinated Derived forms didactically (diˈdactically) adverb didacticism (diˈdacticism) noun Word origin C17: from Greek didaktikos skilled in teaching, from didaskein to teach didactic in American English (daɪˈdæktɪk; also dɪˈdæktɪk) adjective 1. used or intended for teaching or instruction 2. morally instructive, or intended to be so 3. too much inclined to teach others; boringly pedantic or moralistic Derived forms didactically (diˈdactically) adverb didacticism (diˈdactiˌcism) (daɪˈdæktəˌsɪzəm) noun Word origin Gr didaktikos, apt at teaching < didaskein, to teach, prob. redupl. < IE base dens-, wisdom, to teach, learn > Avestan dīdainghē, I am taught Examples of 'didactic' in a sentence didactic He paid patients the compliment of offering elliptical hints rather than didactic advice. Times, Sunday Times (2008) If you were being diplomatic, you would call it the didactic approach. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But while its scope is admirable, the play has an unappealing didactic tone. Times, Sunday Times (2008) They were more comfortable with teaching that was less didactic; the narrative did the work for them. Christianity Today (2000) The tone is often didactic. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He is clearly the man for the job, having cheerfully sat through didactic political dramas that would leave most begging for mercy. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I hope the more didactic approach won't be lost. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But, three decades on, the effect is dramatic rather than didactic. Times, Sunday Times (2011) While the book does not read by any means as a school text, at key places there is certainly a strong moral and didactic tone. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) Each question elicits not an answer but a short speech, engaging rather than didactic, but expressing the certainty that came in the genes. Times, Sunday Times (2008) 1 (adjective) in the sense of instructive Definition intended to teach or instruct people In totalitarian societies, art exists solely for didactic purposes. Synonyms instructive an entertaining and instructive documentary educational The kids had an enjoyable and educational day. enlightening moral edifying the reading of edifying literature homiletic preceptive 2 (adjective) in the sense of pedantic He adopts a lofty, didactic tone when addressing his students. Synonyms pedantic Her lecture was pedantic and uninteresting. academic formal pompous schoolmasterly erudite bookish a quiet, bookish child abstruse moralizing priggish He was a priggish, self-righteous little sneak. pedagogic Additional synonyms in the sense of bookish Definition fond of reading a quiet, bookish child Synonyms studious, learned, academic, intellectual, literary, scholarly, erudite, pedantic, well-read, donnish, swotty (British, informal) in the sense of edifying the reading of edifying literature Synonyms instructive, improving, inspiring, elevating, enlightening, uplifting, instructional in the sense of educational The kids had an enjoyable and educational day. Synonyms instructive, useful, cultural, illuminating, enlightening, informative, instructional, didactic, edifying, educative, heuristic Nearby words of didactic diction dictionary dictum didactic die die away die down Synonyms of 'didactic' didactic Explore 'didactic' in the dictionary*
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