italicization

The designer applied italicization to the book's title.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or process of printing in italics: "italicization" refers to the act of setting text in an italic typeface, which is slanted to the right and used for emphasis, titles, or foreign words.
   • The result of such printing: It can also mean the text that has been italicized.

Usage Examples

• (The process of printing the title in an italic typeface for clarity.)
• (The excessive use of italic type in the document.)
• (The act of changing those phrases to italic type.)

Advanced Usage

• "to undergo italicization": to be changed into italic type.

  • The technical terms in the report underwent italicization to highlight their importance. (The terms were printed in italics.)

• "automatic italicization": a feature in word processors that automatically applies italics to certain text, such as book titles.

  • The software’s automatic italicization of movie titles saved the writer time. (The program automatically set movie titles in italic type.)

Variants and Related Words

• Italicize (verb): to print or write in italics.

  • Please italicize the scientific names of species in your paper. (Set them in italic type.)

• Italic (adj): of or relating to a typeface with slanted letters.

  • The word "italic" comes from Italy, where the style was first used. (Describing a slanted typeface.)

• Italics (noun plural): a typeface in which letters are slanted.

  • Use italics for the names of books and films. (The slanted type style.)

Synonyms

• Emphasis through type: the use of a different typeface to stress words.
• Slanting: a less formal term for the angle of italic letters.

Related Idioms

• Not applicable: There are no common idioms directly using "italicization," as it is a technical term. However, the concept appears in the phrase "in italics":
  • The warning was printed in italics to draw attention. (Set in slanted type for emphasis.)