phatisch

phatisch Vorlage:agrie.-frengl.-dt.

phátis agrie. φάτις „Erklärung, Äußerung, Gerücht“

From Ancient Greek φατός (phatós, “spoken”) - from φημί (phēmí, “I say”) - +‎ -ic.

Probably formally influenced by emphatic, which predates this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfætɪk/
• Rhymes: -ætɪk

Adjective

Examples
The question "how are you?" when used as a greeting. "Fine" in response to "how are you?" as an acknowledgment instead of a description.

phatic (comparative more phatic, superlative most phatic)

1. (linguistics) Pertaining to words used to convey any kind of social relationship. [ quotations ▼]