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Adjective
For fashion's biggest night, Megan went for classic glamour in a custom Michael Kors Collection optic white lace goddess gown with crystal hand embroidery and an optic white faux fox opera coat with a sequin lining.—Rachel McRady, People.com, 6 May 2025 The vacuum has a fluffy optic cleaner head that not only cleans but also polishes hard floors.—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
The optics do not really distinguish between the two.—Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025 Trump later in the day pointed to those political optics as an argument in favor of the tax hike.—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for optic
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Medieval Latin opticus, from Greek optikos, from opsesthai to be going to see; akin to Greek opsis appearance, ōps eye — more at eye
Middle English optic "relating to the eye," from Latin opticus (same meaning), from Greek optikos (same meaning), from opsesthai "to be going to see" — related to autopsy
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