phatic speech phatic communication • phd · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · phatic speech · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information. Synonyms: phatic speech, phatic communication. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · phatic communication · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074