ceramic.
Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.
Meaning & usage
Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.
A ceramic vase stood on the table.
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek κεραμικός (keramikós, “potter's”), from κέραμος (kéramos, “potter's clay”), perhaps from a pre-Hellenic word or from Proto-Indo-European *kerh₂- (“to heat, burn, fire”).
A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, made by firing a material such as clay at a high temperature.
Joan made the dish from ceramic.
An object made of this material.
Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek κεραμικός (keramikós, “potter's”), from κέραμος (kéramos, “potter's clay”), perhaps from a pre-Hellenic word or from Proto-Indo-European *kerh₂- (“to heat, burn, fire”).
Try it on your idea.
ceramic has 7 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.