didactics

UK: /dɪˈdæktɪks/

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didactics / dɪˈdæktɪks/ noun

1. (functioning as singular) the art or science of teaching

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

di•dac•tic /daɪˈdæktɪk/  also diˈdac•ti•cal, adj. 

1. intended for instruction;
   instructive:
   didactic poetry.
2. too eager or inclined to teach or lecture others:
   He was a boring, didactic speaker.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

di•dac•tic  (dī dak′tik), adj. 

1. Education intended for instruction;
   instructive:
   didactic poetry.
2. Education inclined to teach or lecture others too much:
   a boring, didactic speaker.
3. Education teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson.
4. Education didactics, (used with a sing. v.) the art or science of teaching.

Also, di•dac′ti•cal. 

• Greek didaktikós apt at teaching, instructive, equivalent. to didakt(ós) that may be taught + -ikos -ic
• 1635–45

di•dac′ti•cal•ly, adv. 
di•dac′ti•cism, n. 
Synonyms

• 2. pedantic, preachy, donnish, pedagogic.