patriotic

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌpeɪtriːˈɑtɪk/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Having or expressing love, devotion, or loyalty to one's country; characterized by patriotism.; Relating to or inspired by patriotism; produced or done out of love for one's country.; Displaying or characterized by strong national pride, sometimes to an excessive degree.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more patriotic Superlative: most patriotic

Collocations

patriotic dutypatriotic fervorpatriotic songpatriotic pridepatriotic sentimentpatriotic spirit

Derivatives

patriotpatriotismpatrioticallyunpatrioticpatrioticness

Synonyms

nationalisticloyaldevotedzealousferventjingoistic

Antonyms

unpatrioticdisloyaltraitorous

Commonly confused

nationalistic
EN: 'Patriotic' conveys positive love and devotion to one's country; 'nationalistic' often implies a sense of superiority over other nations and can carry a negative connotation.
patriot
EN: 'Patriot' is the noun (a person who loves their country); 'patriotic' is the adjective describing that quality.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the 'i' before '-otic': p-a-t-r-i-o-t-i-c. Do not drop the second 'i' (a common error is writing 'patrioct').

💬 Examples

  1. The crowd sang patriotic songs during the national holiday celebration.

  2. She gave a patriotic speech urging citizens to support the war effort.

  3. The patriotic fervor swept through the nation after the team won the championship.