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Definition: Autistic |
AutisticAdjective1. Characteristic of or suffering from autism. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Autistic. There's certain routines, rituals that he follows (Rain Man; writing credit: Ronald Bass) He's an autistic savant (Rain Man; writing credit: Ronald Bass) | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Children may also appear to be autistic or developmentally delayed. (references) | |
A person with mild autistic symptoms is at one end of the spectrum. (references) | ||
About a third of children with autistic spectrum disorders eventually develop epilepsy. (references) | ||
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| "Autistic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 98.59% of the time. "Autistic" is used about 71 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 98.59% | 70 | 39,981 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.41% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 71 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "autistic": Autistic Disorder. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "autistic": non-autistic. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "autistic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | متوحد عقليا. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | аутистичен. (various references) | |
Czech | autistický. (various references) | |
Danish | autistiske boern (autistic children), autistisk tankegang (autistic thinking), autistisk taenkning (autistic thinking), autistisk psykopat (autistic personality), autistisk opførsel (autistic behavior), autistisk indelukkethed (autistic introversion), autistisk forstyrrelse (autistic disorder), autistisk adfærd (autistic behavior). (various references) | |
Dutch | autistisch. (various references) | |
Esperanto | aŭtisma. (various references) | |
Finnish | autistinen häiriö (autistic disorder). (various references) | |
French | autistique. (various references) | |
German | autistisch. (various references) | |
Greek | αυτιστικός. (various references) | |
Hebrew | אוטיסטי. (various references) | |
Hungarian | teljesen a fantáziák világában élő, befelé forduló (in-toed, introvert). (various references) | |
Italian | autista (chauffeur, driver), pensiero autistico (autistic thinking), comportamento autistico (autistic disorder). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | autisticay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | pensamento autístico (autistic thinking), introversão autística (autistic introversion), comportamento autístico (autistic behavior). (various references) | |
Russian | аутистический. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | autističan. (various references) | |
Spanish | autista (autistic personality), autístico. (various references) | |
Turkish | otistik, içe yönelik. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "autistic": autistically, autistics. (additional references) | |
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"Autistic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aitislie, augitic, aultistic, aurtistic, austistic, austitic, autestic, autisic, autist, autisticc, autotech, cushitic, faunistic, iustitia, judaistic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "autistic" (pronounced ôti"stik) |
| 6 | -t i" s t i k | artistic, statistic. |
| 5 | -i" s t i k | altruistic, anachronistic, antagonistic, atheistic, ballistic, capitalistic, characteristic, chauvinistic, coloristic, cystic, deterministic, dualistic, euphemistic, expressionistic, fatalistic, feudalistic, futuristic, hedonistic, holistic, humanistic, idealistic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, jingoistic, journalistic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, nationalistic, naturalistic, novelistic, oligopolistic, opportunistic, optimistic, pantheistic, paternalistic, patristic, pessimistic, pluralistic, polytheistic, primitivistic, propagandistic, puristic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, sadistic, sensationalistic, simplistic, socialistic, stylistic, surrealistic, synergistic, terroristic, uncharacteristic, unrealistic, voyeuristic. |
| 4 | -s t i k | acoustic, agnostic, atavistic, bombastic, caustic, diagnostic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dynastic, ecclesiastic, elastic, enthusiastic, evangelistic, fantastic, gymnastic, iconoclastic, inelastic, interscholastic, majestic, masochistic, monastic, onomastic, plastic, rustic, sarcastic, scholastic, thermoplastic, unenthusiastic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acrobatic, aerobatic, aesthetic, alphabetic, amniotic, analytic, anesthetic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, aristocratic, arithmetic, aromatic, arthritic, ascetic, asthmatic, astronautic, asymptomatic, athletic, attic, authentic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, catalytic, cathartic, chaotic, charismatic, chiropractic, cinematic, climactic, climatic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, democratic, dendritic, despotic, diabetic, diagrammatic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diplomatic, diuretic, dogmatic, dramatic, eclectic, ecliptic, ecstatic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, electrostatic, emblematic, emetic, empathetic, emphatic, energetic, enigmatic, enzymatic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, erratic, exotic, extragalactic, fanatic, ferromagnetic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, halophytic, hectic, hemolytic, hepatic, heretic, hermaphroditic, homeostatic, homiletic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, idiotic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, lymphatic, magnetic, mathematic, melodramatic, monochromatic, narcotic, neritic, neurotic, numismatic, operatic, optic, orthodontic, pancreatic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, pathetic, patriotic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, phonetic, phosphatic, pneumatic, poetic, porphyritic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, prophetic, prophylactic, prostatic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, quixotic, rheumatic, robotic, romantic, schematic, semantic, semiautomatic, semiotic, septic, skeptic, static, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, symptomatic, synthetic, systematic, tactic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, therapeutic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, traumatic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, undemocratic, undiplomatic, unpatriotic, unsympathetic. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-i-s-t-t-u" | |
-2 letters: attics, static. | |
-3 letters: attic, cutis, ictus, scatt, scuta, sutta, tacit, tacts, tauts, titis. | |
-4 letters: acts, aits, asci, cast, cats, cist, cuts, sati, scat, scut, stat, suit, tact, tats, taus, taut, tics, titi, tuis, tuts, utas. | |
-5 letters: act, ais, ait, att, cat, cis, cut, its, sac, sat, sau, sic, sit, tas, tat, tau, tic, tis. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-i-s-t-t-u" | |
+1 letter: autistics. | |
+2 letters: altruistic, austenitic, causticity, factitious, ultraistic, unartistic. | |
+3 letters: actualities, fungistatic, instinctual, mutualistic, ritualistic, rusticating, rustication, staurolitic, urtications. | |
+4 letters: absolutistic, adscititious, apiculturist, autistically, aviculturist, caricaturist, causticities, cultivations, cutabilities, educationist, enthusiastic, factitiously, factualities, haircuttings, incrustation, natriuretics, naturalistic, neutralistic, rustications, unchastities. | |
+5 letters: adventuristic, agriculturist, anticommunist, antipruritics, antiscorbutic, apiculturists, articulations, autoeroticism, aviculturists, capitulations, caricaturists, continuations, customization, disarticulate, educationists, functionalist, gesticulating, gesticulation, gesticulative, inarticulates, incrustations, inexactitudes, instinctually, instructional, justification, justificative, justificatory, mariculturist, miniaturistic, misarticulate, outdistancing, particularist, protactiniums, punctualities, resuscitating, resuscitation, resuscitative, reticulations, semiautomatic, superactivity, taciturnities, touristically, trifurcations, uncertainties, voluntaristic. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Modern 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Bibliography |
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