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Fashion is a vampiric thing; it's the Hoover on your brain. That's why I wear the hats, to keep everyone away from me. They say, 'Oh, can I kiss you?' I say, 'No, thank you very much.'
Isabella Blow

Meaning of "vampiric" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VAMPIRIC

vampiric  [væmˈpɪrɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VAMPIRIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vampiric is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VAMPIRIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

vampiric

Vampire

Vampires are mythical beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures. In folkloric tales, undead vampires often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods they inhabited when they were alive. They wore shrouds and were often described as bloated and of ruddy or dark countenance, markedly different from today's gaunt, pale vampire which dates from the early 1800s. Although vampiric entities have been recorded in most cultures, the term vampire was not popularised until the early 18th century, after an influx of vampire superstition into Western Europe from areas where vampire legends were frequent, such as the Balkans and Eastern Europe, although local variants were also known by different names, such as vrykolakas in Greece and strigoi in Romania. This increased level of vampire superstition in Europe led to what can only be called mass hysteria and in some cases resulted in corpses actually being staked and people being accused of vampirism.

Definition of vampiric in the English dictionary

The definition of vampiric in the dictionary is having vampire qualities.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VAMPIRIC


deuteric
djuːˈtɪrɪk
empiric
ɛmˈpɪrɪk
epeiric
ɪˈpaɪrɪk
granophyric
ˌɡrænəʊˈfɪrɪk
hayrick
ˈheɪrɪk
lamprophyric
ˌlæmprəˈfɪrɪk
lyric
ˈlɪrɪk
metempiric
ˌmɛtɛmˈpɪrɪk
naric
ˈneɪrɪk
orthophyric
ˌɔːθəʊˈfɪrɪk
panegyric
ˌpænɪˈdʒɪrɪk
porphyric
ˈpɔːfɪrɪk
pyrrhic
ˈpɪrɪk
satiric
səˈtɪrɪk
satyric
səˈtɪrɪk
spagyric
spəˈdʒɪrɪk
spiric
ˈspaɪrɪk
telechiric
ˌtɛlɪˈkɪrɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VAMPIRIC

valvelet
valvelike
valvular
valvule
valvulitis
vambrace
vambraced
vamoose
vamp
vamper
vampire
vampire bat
vampirish
vampirism
vampirize
vampish
vampishly
vamplate
vampy
van

WORDS THAT END LIKE VAMPIRIC

asymmetric
atmospheric
centric
diapiric
eccentric
eric
fabric
gastric
generic
geometric
hetairic
historic
metric
numeric
oneiric
pediatric
psychiatric
rhetoric
symmetric
toric

Synonyms and antonyms of vampiric in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vampiric» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VAMPIRIC

Find out the translation of vampiric to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vampiric from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vampiric» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吸血鬼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vampírica
570 millions of speakers

English

vampiric
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पैशाचिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصاصة للدماء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вампиров
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vampírica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

vampiric
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vampirique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vampir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vampiristisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

吸血鬼の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뱀파이어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vampiric
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ma cà rồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாம்பயர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हॅम्पायरिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vampiric
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vampirica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wampiryczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вампірів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vampiric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

vampiric
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vampiric
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vampiric
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vampyriske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vampiric

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VAMPIRIC»

The term «vampiric» is regularly used and occupies the 75.880 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VAMPIRIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vampiric

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QUOTES WITH «VAMPIRIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vampiric.
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Isabella Blow
Fashion is a vampiric thing; it's the Hoover on your brain. That's why I wear the hats, to keep everyone away from me. They say, 'Oh, can I kiss you?' I say, 'No, thank you very much.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VAMPIRIC»

Discover the use of vampiric in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vampiric and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Vampiric Housewife
The residents of Sangre Valley are vampires. Valerie Murray is a vampiric housewife with three beautiful children, a successful husband, and a lovely home.
Kristen Marquette, 2009
2
Delmira Agustini, Sexual Seduction, and Vampiric Conquest
In the first major exploration of Agustini’s life and work, Cathy L. Jrade examines her energizing appropriation and reinvention of modernista verse and the dynamics of her breakthrough poetics, a poetics that became a model for later ...
Cathy L. Jrade, 2012
3
Vampiric Retirement: The Vampire War Commences
She was not human she was vampiric; young, but vampiric all the same. He pulled her out of the crumpled steel shell dragging her effortlessly by the throat. Casting her to the ground in his anger, she hit the floor hard, beneath her body the ...
David Stevens, 2013
4
Path of Vampiric Verse
James Darr. Hoaae Blood My blood-ties are so Ancient that few are As strong as I am in This new day and age. I was born into this World of darkness by One who had the blood Of a pure vampiric soul. Molded to be the single Surrogate son of ...
James Darr, 2004
5
CVO: Covert Vampiric Operations
This volume collects the original graphic novella that introduced CVO - vampire operatives who spy for the United States, dealing with the most dangerous global threats, plus a spine-tingling tale of an incredibly ancient artifact and a ...
Alex Garner, Jeff Mariotte, 2004
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The Vault of Dracula - A Collection of Vampiric Tales from ...
Here are collected the finest of Stoker's tales. Some of the stories in this anthology are, 'Dracula', 'The Judge's House', 'The Burial of the Rats' and 'The Squaw'.
Bram Stoker, 2011
7
Love in Vein: Twenty Original Tales of Vampiric Erotica
A collection of nineteen fantasy tales combines vampire lore with erotic seduction, in a dark celebration in which the main characters are overcome by their needs for fulfillment. By the author of Lost Souls. Original.
Poppy Z. Brite, 1994
8
Book of the Witch Moon Choronzon Edition
Before you would attempt to involve yourself in vampiric or darkside sorcery, seek to master the foundations of Holy Magick, and ceremonials aimed at contact with your Holy Guardian Angel, or higher self. This is a strength building point which ...
Michael W. Ford, 2006
9
Vampiric Verses
From the darkest crypts of the world, where even the glow of a full moon hesitates to enter, Vampiric Verses.
Damien Ryan Cerberus, 1994
10
Vampiric Soulmates
I work at a waxwork museum at night but by day I have an obsession.
Missy Hazeleyes, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VAMPIRIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vampiric is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vampiric two-hander is anything but cuddly
NEW YORK — "Cuddles" is an absurdly cute title for the sensational little shocker that opened at 59E59 Theaters last Tuesday night as part of the theatre ... «BDlive, Jun 15»
2
Superman has beard, Batman is vampiric in new trailer for dark …
In advance of Monday's premiere of the animated series "Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles," a new teaser gives a glimpse at one of the strangest ... «CNET, Jun 15»
3
Exclusive: Vampiric Justice League bit off more than they can chew …
The Multiverse of DC Entertainment has been stretched and manipulated like so much Silly Putty over the decades. After “Crisis On Infinite Earths” and “Infinite ... «HitFix, Apr 15»
4
Hama's "Convergence" Shines Light on "Shadow of the Bat …
Hama's "Convergence" Shines Light on "Shadow of the Bat," Vampiric ... event to look at the visual motifs of city destruction and vampire action in a different way, ... «Comic Book Resources, Feb 15»
5
Spike Lee's Vampiric Remake
Last year, I interviewed Spike Lee at his studio, in Brooklyn. It's a wide, deep, lovingly renovated building that's comfortably furnished and filled with movie and ... «The New Yorker, Feb 15»
6
UT graduate's vampiric workplace comedy provides laughs with horror
In common mythology, vampires are said to live forever — and eternity is how long Ryan Mitts thought he might have to wait to see his vampire workplace ... «UT The Daily Texan, Feb 15»
7
Haunted Ireland: The Dearg Dur – Vows, vengeance, vampiric
There are many stories of vampirism in Ireland. This is the tragic tale of love lost and a female vampire, the Dearg Dur. Arranged marriages were not uncommon ... «IrishCentral, Oct 14»
8
Private-School Uniforms And a Vampiric Principal
Bare-chested and in a cutaway coat, Mr. Fairchild recalls a vampiric character from the “Twilight” franchise. Troy Schumacher, a NYCB corps de ballet dancer ... «Wall Street Journal, Oct 14»
9
Vampiric David Byrne Joins Arcade Fire for Suicide Cover
Arcade Fire added a new dimension to their geographic covers series during their three-night residency at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, recruiting musicians from ... «RollingStone.com, Aug 14»
10
New Trailer For The Strain Reveals Unlife As A Vampiric Thrall Sucks
(No pun intended.) If you thought the 30-second trailer for Guillermo del Toro and FX's adaptation of The Strain was creepy, this 90-second trailer... well... «io9, Jun 14»

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