didactic
/di'dæktik/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Intended to teach, particularly with a moral instruction: The word "didactic" describes something designed or intended to teach a lesson, often a moral one.
- Inclined to teach or lecture others, especially in a manner perceived as excessive or patronizing: "Didactic" can also describe a person or tone that is overly instructive in a way that seems tedious or moralizing.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The fable had a clear, didactic purpose. (The story was explicitly intended to teach a moral lesson.)
- His didactic tone made the lecture feel like a scolding. (His overly instructive manner of speaking made the lecture unpleasant.)
- She avoided a didactic approach, preferring to let the audience draw their own conclusions. (She steered clear of an excessively teaching-heavy method.)
Advanced Usage
- "Didactic literature": A genre of writing that is primarily intended to instruct or teach, especially morally.
- Many 18th-century novels were didactic, aiming to improve the reader's character.
- "Didacticism" (noun): The practice or quality of being didactic.
- The poet was criticized for the heavy didacticism in his later work.
Variants and Related Words
- Didactically (adverb): In a didactic manner.
- He spoke didactically about the virtues of hard work.
- Didacticism (noun): The practice of being didactic; an artistic philosophy that emphasizes instructional qualities.
Synonyms
- Instructive: Serving to instruct or inform.
- Moralistic: Characterized by or expressive of a narrow moral attitude.
- Pedantic: Overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.
- Preachy: Inclined to give moral advice in a tedious or self-righteous way.
Antonyms
- Undidactic: Not intended to teach.
- Entertaining: Providing amusement or enjoyment.
- Noninstructive: Lacking an instructive purpose.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "A didactic tale": A story told primarily to convey a moral lesson.
- The children's book was a didactic tale about sharing.
- "To be didactic about something": To adopt an overly instructive or moralizing stance on a topic.
- He can be very didactic about environmental issues.
Adjective
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instructive (especially excessively)
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