Roman vs Italics - What's the difference?
roman | italics |
(of type) Upright, as opposed to italic.
(of text, computing) Of or related to the Latin alphabet.
(typography, pluralonly) letters in an italic typeface.
(usually plural but sometimes singular in construction) exaggerated intonation or some similar oral speech device by which one or more words is heavily and usually affectedly emphasized or otherwise given sharp prominence
* Margaret Long:
* W.J.Locke:
As nouns the difference between roman and italics
is that roman is a native or resident of Rome while italics is letters in an italic typeface.As an adjective roman
is upright, as opposed to italic.As a proper noun Roman
is a given name derived from Latin recently borrowed from continental Europe.roman
English
Adjective
(-)Antonyms
* (upright) italic, italicised, italicized * (upright) oblique, slanted, sloped * (Western European) non-Latin, Central EuropeanDerived terms
* Times Roman (proprietary) * Times New Roman (proprietary)Anagrams
* * * * ----italics
English
Noun
(head)- There is no need to put the whole paragraph in italics .
- was yapping, her silly voice fraught with italics .
- a woman who has an irritating way of speaking in italics