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- Dictionarydidactic/dʌɪˈdaktɪk/
adjective
- 1. intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive: "a didactic novel that set out to expose social injustice"
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intended to teach, especially in a way that is too determined or eager, and often fixed and unwilling to change: a didactic approach to teaching. intended to teach people a moral lesson: didactic literature. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Something didactic does just that: it teaches or instructs. Didactic conveyed that neutral meaning when it was first borrowed in the 17th century, and still does; a didactic piece of writing is one that is meant to be instructive as well as artistic. Parables are generally didactic because they aim to teach a moral lesson.
When you're didactic, you're trying to teach something. Just about everything teachers do is didactic: the same is true of coaches and mentors. Didactic is often used in a negative way. If you heard that a movie is overly didactic, that's probably not good.
Something that is didactic is intended to teach people something, especially a moral lesson. [ formal ] In totalitarian societies, art exists for didactic purposes.
intended to teach, especially in a way that is too determined or eager, and often fixed and unwilling to change: a didactic approach to teaching. intended to teach people a moral lesson: didactic literature. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Teaching in general.
What does the word didactic mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word didactic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. didactic has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. literature (mid 1600s) education (mid 1600s) See meaning & use. How common is the word didactic?
Definition of didactic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Education) intended to instruct, esp excessively. 2. (Education) morally instructive; improving. 3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (of works of art or literature) containing a political or moral message to which aesthetic considerations are subordinated. [C17: from Greek didaktikos skilled in teaching, from didaskein to teach]
DIDACTIC meaning: 1 : designed or intended to teach people something; 2 : used to describe someone or something that tries to teach something (such as proper or moral behavior) in a way that is annoying or unwanted.
Definitions of 'didactic'. 1. Something that is didactic is intended to teach people something, especially a moral lesson. [formal] [...] 2. Someone who is didactic tells people things rather than letting them find things out or discussing things. [formal] [...]
