# ontic

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Ontological.
2. Pertaining to being, as opposed to pertaining to a theory of it (which would be ontological).

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄν (ón, “being, existing, essence”) (stem ὄντ- (ónt-)) + -ic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ontic