noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
plural of ceramic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The art or science of making ceramic objects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, singular
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Ceramic objects as a group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, singular
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the art of making and decorating pottery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: art, artistic creation, artistic production
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English ceramic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English ceramics From ceramic + -ics.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
керамика
(keramika)
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Catalan:
ceràmica
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Chinese Mandarin:
陶藝 /陶艺
(táoyì)
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Chinese Mandarin:
製陶術 /制陶术
(zhìtáoshù)
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Finnish:
keramiikka
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
French:
céramique
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Galician:
cerámica
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
German:
Keramik
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Ancient Greek:
κεραμική
(keramikḗ)
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Hungarian:
agyagművesség
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Hungarian:
kerámia
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Hungarian:
kerámiaipar
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Irish:
ceirmeacht
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Irish:
criadóireacht
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Japanese:
陶芸
(tōgei)
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Kazakh:
қыш ісі
(qyş ısı)
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Korean:
도예
(doye)
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Polish:
ceramika
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Russian:
кера́мика
(kerámika)
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Spanish:
cerámica
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Ukrainian:
кера́міка
(kerámika)
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Ukrainian:
керамологія
(keramolohija)
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Yiddish:
קעראַמיק
(keramik)
— the art or science of making ceramic objects
Armenian:
խեցեղեն
(xecʻeġen)
— ceramic objects as a group
Armenian:
կերամիկա
(keramika)
— ceramic objects as a group
Bulgarian:
керамика
(keramika)
— ceramic objects as a group
Catalan:
ceràmica
— ceramic objects as a group
Chinese Mandarin:
陶瓷
(táocí)
— ceramic objects as a group
Finnish:
keramiikka
— ceramic objects as a group
French:
céramique
— ceramic objects as a group
Galician:
cerámica
— ceramic objects as a group
German:
Keramik
— ceramic objects as a group
Hungarian:
kerámiák
— ceramic objects as a group
Hungarian:
kerámiatermékek
— ceramic objects as a group
Kazakh:
қыш
(qyş)
— ceramic objects as a group
Latin:
fictilia
— ceramic objects as a group
Polish:
ceramika
— ceramic objects as a group
Russian:
кера́мика
(kerámika)
— ceramic objects as a group
Spanish:
cerámica
— ceramic objects as a group
Ukrainian:
кера́міка
(kerámika)
— ceramic objects as a group
Yiddish:
קעראַמיק
(keramik)
— ceramic objects as a group