crit·ic (kr t k)n. 1. One who forms and expresses judgments of the merits, faults, value, or truth of a matter. 2. One who specializes especially professionally in the evaluation and appreciation of literary or artistic works: a film critic; a dance critic. 3. One who tends to make harsh or carping judgments; a faultfinder. [Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos, able to discern, from krit  s, judge, from kr nein, to separate, judge; see krei- in Indo-European roots.] |
critic [ˈkrɪtɪk]
n
1. a person who judges something
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a professional judge of art, music, literature, etc.
3. a person who often finds fault and criticizes
[from Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos capable of judging, from kritēs judge; see criterion]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  critic - a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of artart critic - a critic of paintings drama critic, theater critic - a critic of theatrical performances literary critic - a critic of literature music critic - a critic of musical performances newspaper critic - a critic who writes a column for the newspapers professional, professional person - a person engaged in one of the learned professions |
| 2. | critic - anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something authenticator, appraiser - one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity grader - a judge who assigns grades to something | |
| 3. | critic - someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable nitpicker - someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms roaster - a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment); "the honoree gave his roasters as good as he got" |
critic
noun
1. judge, authority, expert, analyst, commentator, pundit, reviewer, connoisseur, arbiter, expositor The New York critics had praised her performance.
2. fault-finder, attacker, censor, censurer, detractor, knocker (informal) He became a fierce critic of the tobacco industry.
Quotations
"It's not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out where the strong man stumbled or where the doer of great deeds could have done them better" [Theodore Roosevelt]
"The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it" [D.H. Lawrence]
"A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car" [Kenneth Tynan]
"critic: a person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody tries to please him" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
"A critic is a bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste" [Whitney Balliet Dinosaurs in the Morning]
"It's not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out where the strong man stumbled or where the doer of great deeds could have done them better" [Theodore Roosevelt]
"The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it" [D.H. Lawrence]
"A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car" [Kenneth Tynan]
"critic: a person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody tries to please him" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
"A critic is a bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste" [Whitney Balliet Dinosaurs in the Morning]
Translations
critic [ˈkrɪtɪk] N (= reviewer) → crítico/a m/f; (= faultfinder) → criticón/ona m/f
critic
n → Kritiker(in) m(f); literary critic → Literaturkritiker(in) m(f); he’s a terrible critic (= very critical) → er ist schrecklich kritisch; he’s his own worst critic → er kritisiert sich selbst am meisten, er ist sein schlimmster Kritiker; she is a strong/constant critic of the government → sie kritisiert die Regierung heftig/ständig or heftig/ständig an der Regierung
critic [ˈkrɪtɪk] n → critico/a
critic [ˈkrɪtɪk] n → critico/a
critic [ˈkrɪtɪk] n → critico/a
n critic [ˈkritik]
1 a person who judges or comments on books, art etc He is the book critic for the local newspaper. resensent, kritikus ناقِد критик kritik anmelder; kritiker der/die Kritiker(in) κριτικός crítico arvustaja منتقد kriitikko critique מְבַקֵר आलोचक, समीक्षक kritičar (mű)bíráló kritikus gagnrÿnandi critico 批評家 비평가 kritikas kritiķis pengkritik criticus kritiker, (bok)anmelder krytyk crítico critic критик kritik ocenjevalec kritičar kritiker, recensent นักวิจารณ์ eleştirmen 評論家 критик نقاد، تنقيد نگار nhà phê bình 批评家
2 a person who finds fault His critics would say that he is unsuitable for the job. kritikus ناقِد، مُتَصيِّد للأخطـاء критикар kritik kritiker der/die Kritiker(in) (επι)κριτής crítico kritiseerija نکوهشگر؛ منتقد arvostelija détracteur/-trice מְבַקֵר छिद्रान्वेषी kritičar kritikus pencela gagnrÿnandi critico あら探しする人 혹평가 kritikas, priekabus vertintojas kritiķis pengkritik criticus kritisk røst/person, dommer krytyk crítico critic критикан kritik kritik kritičar häcklare ผู้ที่จับผิด tenkitçi birisi 愛挑剔的人 критикан نكتہ چین، عيب جو người chỉ trích 爱挑剔的人
adj critical
1 judging and analysing He has written several critical works on Shakespeare. kritiek, krities نَقْدي، إنتِقادي، تَحْليلي критически kritický kritisk kritisch κριτικός crítico arvustav نقدگرانه kriittinen critique בִּיקוֹרתִי विवेचनात्मक kritičan bíráló; kritikai kritis sem felur í sér gagnrÿni critico 批評の 비판적인 kritikos kritisks kritikal kritisch (tekst)kritisk krytyczny crítico critic критический kritický kritičen kritički kritisk เกี่ยวกับการวิจารณ์ eleştirici, eleştirel 評論性的 критичний تنقيدى phê phán 评论性的
2 fault-finding He tends to be critical of his children. krities إنتِقادي، باحِث عن الأخْطاء критичен kritický kritisk tadelsüchtig επικριτικός crítico, severo kriitiline خرده گیر؛ انتقاد آمیز kriittinen critique (envers) בִּיקוֹרתִי मीन-मेख निकालने वाला kritičan kritikus bersifat selalu mencela aðfinnslusamur critico あら探しの 흠을 들추어 내는 kritiškas, kritiškai nusistatęs kritizējošs mencari salah kritisch kritisk krytyczny crítico critic критичный kritický dlakocepski kritičan kritisk ที่ชอบจับผิด kusur bulucu, tenkit edip duran 吹毛求疵的 критичний عيب جو chỉ trích 苛求的
3 of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical. kritieke toestand حَرِج، مُتأزِّم، خَطير критичен kritický kritisk bedenklich κρίσιμος crítico, grave, serio väga tõsine بحرانی؛ نگران کننده kriittinen critique קְרִיטִי, אֲנוּש नाजुक kritičan, težak válságos gawat alvarlegur; tvísÿnn critico 危機的な 위기의 kritinis, kritiškas, pavojingas kritisks genting kritiek avgjørende, kritisk, livsviktig krytyczny crítico critic критический kritický kritičen kritičan kritisk เป็นช่วงอันตราย ciddi, kritik 危急的 переломний, вирішальний تشويشناك، نازك thuộc thời điểm khó khăn 危急的
adv critically
kritiek, krities بِصورَة إنْتِقادِيَّه، بِصورَة حَرِجَـه критично kriticky kritisk; afgørende kritisch κρίσιμα, επικριτικά críticamente, de manera/forma crítica kriitiliselt بطور وخیم و بحرانی kriittisesti de façon critique בְּאוֹפֵן אֲנוּש सुक्ष्म रूप से kritično kritikusan; válságos állapotban secara kritis á gagnrÿninn hátt in maniera critica 批判的に 비판적으로 kritiškai, pavojingai kritiski; kritizējoši dengan genting kritisch kritisk, alvorlig, avgjørende, livstruende krytycznie criticamente (în mod) critic критически kriticky kritično kritično kritiskt โดยเป็นช่วงอันตราย eleştirici bir şekilde; ciddî, ağır 評論性地 критично ناقدانہ، تنقيدى نظر سے chỉ trích 评论性地
v criticize, ˈcriticise [-saiz]
1 to find fault (with) He's always criticizing her. kritiseer ينتَقِد، يَبْحَثُ عَن الأخطاء критикувам kritizovat kritisere kritisieren κατακρίνω, επικρίνω criticar kritiseerima عیب جویی کردن؛ نکوهش کردن arvostella critiquer לְבָקֵר दोष निकालना kritizirati kritizál mengritik gagnrÿna criticare 批判する 비판하다 kritikuoti kritizēt; nopelt mengkritik kritiek hewbben op kritisere, finne feil ved, klandre krytykować criticar a critica критиковать kritizovať grajati kritikovati จับผิด tenkit etmek, eleştirmek 吹毛求疵，批評 осуджувати تنقيد كرنا، عيب نكالنا chỉ trích 非难
2 to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc. beoordeel, resenseer, afkeur يَنْتَـقِـد (كِتاباً) анализирам recenzovat, kriticky posoudit anmelde kritisieren κρίνω realizar una crítica arvustama نقد ادبی کردن arvostella faire la critique de לִמתוֹחַ בִּקוֹרֶת आलोचनात्मक निर्णय करना suditi (meg)bírál menilai gagnrÿna fare la critica 批評する 비평하다 nagrinėti, vertinti izteikt spriedumu/domas memberi komen beoordelen, kritiseren skrive en tekstkritikk, anmelde recenzować criticar a judeca critic критиковать kriticky posúdiť oceniti kritikovati kritisera วิจารณ์; แสดงความเห็น eleştiride bulunmak 評論 критикувати كسى كتاب پر اپنى راۓ دينا phê bình 批评
n criticism
kritiek, beoordeling, resensie, نَقْد، إنتِقاد критика kritika, posudek kritik die Kritik κριτική crítica arvustus نقد kritiikki critique בִּיקוֹרֶת आलोचना, समीक्षा kritika (mű)bírálat, kritika kritik gagnrÿni critica 批評 비평 kritika kritika kritikan kritiek (tekst)kritikk; klaging krytyka crítica critică критика kritika ocena, kritika kritika kritik การวิจารณ์ eleştirme, tenkit 批評 критика; критичний розгляд تنقيد sự phê bình 批评
critic → نَاقِد kritik kritiker Kritiker κριτικός crítico kriitikko critique kritičar critico 批評家 비평가 criticus anmelder krytyk crítico критик kritiker นักวิจารณ์ eleştirmen nhà phê bình 批评家
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