Definition
Definition of phatic - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
communicationTECH. used to express or create social relationshipsTECH.
- They exchanged phatic comments about the weather.
2.
conversational phrasesTECH. used in conversation to express sociabilityTECH.
- Phatic remarks often include greetings and small talk.
Expressions with phatic
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speech used to express sociability, not information
They engaged in phatic communication to break the ice.
speech for social interaction, not information exchange
They engaged in phatic speech during the meeting.
Origin of phatic
Greek, phatos (spoken)
Examples of phatic in a sentence
Phatic expressions are common in everyday conversations. Phatic expressions can ease awkward silences. His phatic comments kept the conversation light.
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- French:phatique, ...
- German:phatisch, kontaktfördernd, ...
- Italian:fatico, convenzionale, ...
- Spanish:fático, de cortesía, ...
- Portuguese:fático, conversacional, ...
- Chinese:寒暄的, 客套的, ...
- Japanese:社交的な, 形式的な, ...
- Arabic:تَواصُلِي, مَجَامَلِيّ, ...
- Hebrew:הַמְשַׁמֵשׁ לַיצִירַת יַחֲסִיּוֹת חֶבְרָתִיּוֹת, שִׂיחָתִי, ...
- Russian:фатический, ...
- Ukrainian:фатичний, формальний, ...
- Hindi:सामाजिक, फैटिक, ...
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