-ic / -ical
relating to, characteristic of
Greek · -ikos (-ικός); Latin -icus
Makes adjectives meaning relating to or typical of: hero becomes heroic, economy becomes economic. Some words have both -ic and -ical, sometimes with different meanings (economic, economical).
Memory trick
-ic is the stamp of style: heroic means "in the style of a hero".
Words from this root
- historic (histor + ic) — important in historyऐतिहासिक
- economic (econom + ic) — relating to the economyआर्थिक
- heroic (hero + ic) — brave like a heroवीरतापूर्ण
- artistic (artist + ic) — relating to artकलात्मक
- athletic (athlet + ic) — strong and good at sportsखिलाड़ी जैसा, मज़बूत
- tragic (trag + ic) — very sadदुखद
- basic (bas + ic) — forming the baseबुनियादी
- classic (class + ic) — of high, lasting qualityउत्कृष्ट, क्लासिक
- electric (electr + ic) — powered by electricityबिजली से चलने वाला
- scientific (scient + ific) — relating to scienceवैज्ञानिक
- romantic (romant + ic) — relating to loveरोमानी
- energetic (energet + ic) — full of energyऊर्जावान