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vampiric

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /væmˈpɪɹɪk/
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  • CMU ARPABET: V AE0 M P IH1 R IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the traits of a vampire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A vampire or vampire-like creature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fantasy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English vampire Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English vampiric From vampire + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: vampíric — vampiric
  • Czech: upírský — vampiric
  • Danish: vampyrisk — vampiric
  • Esperanto: vampira — vampiric
  • French: vampirique — vampiric
  • Italian: vampirico — vampiric
  • Macedonian: вампирски (vampirski) — vampiric
  • Polish: wampirski — vampiric
  • Portuguese: vampírico — vampiric
  • Romanian: vampiric — vampiric
  • Russian: вампи́рский (vampírskij) — vampiric
  • Russian: вампири́ческий (vampiríčeskij) — vampiric
  • Serbo-Croatian: vàmpīrskī — vampiric
  • Serbo-Croatian: ва̀мпӣрскӣ — vampiric
  • Slovene: vampírski — vampiric
  • Spanish: vampírico — vampiric
  • Swedish: vampyrisk — vampiric