thematic

American  

[thee-mat-ik] / θiˈmæt ɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to a theme.

2. Grammar.

   1. (of a word or words) of, relating to, or producing a theme or themes.

   2. (of a vowel) pertaining to the theme or stem: the thematic vowel ends the stem and precedes the inflectional ending of a word form, as i in Latin audiō “I hear.”

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thematic British  

/ θɪˈmætɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or consisting of a theme or themes

2. linguistics denoting a word that is the theme of a sentence

3. grammar

   1. denoting a vowel or other sound or sequence of sounds that occurs between the root of a word and any inflectional or derivational suffixes

   2. of or relating to the stem or root of a word

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noun

1. grammar a thematic vowel

   ``-o-'' is a thematic in the combining form ``psycho-''

Other Word Forms

• nonthematic adjective
• nonthematically adverb
• thematically adverb
• unthematic adjective
• unthematically adverb

Etymology

Origin of thematic

1690–1700; < Greek thematikós, equivalent to themat- (stem of théma theme ) + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

Another dud: thematic ETFs tracking the latest hot sector such as quantum computing.

From The Wall Street Journal

The rest of the main level has been completely renovated, creating a new 10,000-square-foot exhibit and education space with nine thematic galleries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Installed in thematic groupings, with a spectacular finale, the thoughtful selection allows us to follow the sometimes dramatic shifts in her evolution.

From The Wall Street Journal

He writes, for example, that the guitarist James Blood Ulmer plays “shrill, disjointed fragments, nervous bits and rickety pieces tied together by a staggered but wryly swinging thematic sensibility.”

From The Wall Street Journal

AI stocks this past year, but investors aren’t fretting about a possible AI bubble in China, says Jitania Kandhari, head of macro and thematic research for emerging markets equity at Morgan Stanley.

From Barron's