Phatic

What do we mean by phatic?

Of or relating to communication used to perform a social function rather than to convey information or ideas. adjective

Pertaining to words used to convey any kind of social relationship e.g polite mood, rather than meaning; for example, "How are you?" is often not a literal question but is said only as a greeting. (Similarly, a response such as "Fine" is often not an accurate answer, but merely an acknowledgement of the greeting.) adjective

Pertaining to words used to convey any kind of social relationship, e.g., polite mood, rather than meaning; for example, "How are you?" is often not a literal question but is said only as a greeting. (Similarly, a response such as "Fine" is often not an accurate answer, but merely an acknowledgement of the greeting.)

Words that are spelled similarly to phatic:
phatic, photic, phasic, phalic, phakic, phytic, pratic, platic, phaeic.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word phatic:
expression, communication, talk, function, social, small.

Words that rhyme with phatic:
pragmatic, idiosyncratic, erratic, enigmatic, static, ecstatic, dogmatic, emphatic, phlegmatic, dramatic, systematic, problematic, axiomatic, matic, pneumatic, diplomatic, fanatic, charismatic, schematic, automatic, autocratic, emblematic, aquatic, idiomatic, democratic, aromatic, thematic, traumatic, melodramatic, bureaucratic, hepatic, aristocratic, psychosomatic, cinematic, mattock, adriatic, asymptomatic, programmatic, symptomatic, prismatic, vatic, asiatic, monochromatic, climatic, aerobatic, posttraumatic, homeostatic, lymphatic, socratic, rheumatic, semiautomatic, numismatic, operatic, epigrammatic, asthmatic, pratique, electrostatic, acrobatic, theocratic, hippocratic, hanseatic, batak, pancreatic, mathematic, telematic, diagrammatic, undemocratic, technocratic, enzymatic, prostatic, phosphatic, hyperchromatic, patak, austroasiatic, snattock, shattuck, undiplomatic, pratic, atmospheric static, mattick, informatic, klezmatic, sensormatic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective phatic:
communion, function, communication, act, functions, language, vessels, talk, utterances, glands, system, expressions, acts, discourse, speech, conversation, elements, exchange, tissue, utterance, metalingual, exchanges, contact, use, element, dimension, image, community, connectives, channels, signals, code, devices, expression, bonding, particle, success, drainage, device, communications, spread, communions, metalinguistic, interjections, testimony, phrases, markers, lover, tokens, messages, token, gesture, duct, obstruction, images, affirmation, remarks, initiation, mode.

Consonant match to phatic:
photic, futtock, furtick, feet ache, feet take, fight take, fight talk, fitak, furtak.

Words that sound like phatic:
phatic, photic, futtock, fettig, fatica, furtick, vatic, fatta, fedak, fattah, fadec, fat duck, fatty, fatigue, physic, phallic, fattie, phalic, aphotic, photog, fattish, fatback, fatting, fetich, fdic, fatto, fat pig, phasic, fertig, fistic, fetc, fiik, fat back, fast talk, aphetic, fat tax, fustic, faic, fitc, thetic, voytek, catic, feta, fetta, fata, fatah, fitta, futa, fita, fateh, fadda, fota, falak, food tech, futtocks, fat joe, fat, attic, fatter, fanatic, fats, fac, emphatic, fatima, atic, fack, fatso, fatties, fat ass, fak, fadi, fating, fatt, faq, faddy, fado, fatma, faddish, ferric, fat guy, fati, fatly, fenech, fec, falc, fato, falck, fek, fennic, fatou, fatu, fattoush, faddis, feric, fatidic, fatz, fattier, fat tire, fat-ass, fat tree.