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Showing words for PHATIC using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Phatic
haptic, pathic, phatic
5 Letter Words for Phatic
aitch, chait, chati, patch, pitch, tachi, taich, tchai
4 Letter Words for Phatic
acpt, acth, aith, atip, caph, capi, capt, cath, chai, chap, chat, chia, chip, chit, hait, hipt, itch, pact, pahi, path, phat, phit, pica, pich, pict, pita, pith, ptah, tach, thai, tich
3 Letter Words for Phatic
ach, act, ahi, ait, apc, aph, apt, atp, cai, cap, cat, cha, chi, cia, cit, cpa, cpi, cpt, hap, hat, hia, hic, hip, hit, ich, ihp, iph, ita, pac, pah, pat, pci, pct, phi, pht, pia, pic, pit, pta, tai, tap, tch, tcp, tha, tic, tip, tph, tpi
Definitions for Phatic
[1] denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information: phatic communion.
[2] (of speech, esp of conversational phrases) used to establish social contact and to express sociability rather than specific meaning
Words nearby Phatic
phasing, phasis, phasmid, phasor, phat, phatic, phaënna, phaëthon, phc, phd, phe
Origin of Phatic
1923; probably < Greek phat(ós ) spoken, capable of being spoken (verbid of phánai to speak; cf. prophet) + -ic; coined (in phrase phatic communion ) by Bronislaw Malinowski
Word origin for Phatic
C20: from Greek phat (os ) spoken + -ic