poetic
possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
characteristic of or befitting a poet: poetic feeling; poetic insight.
endowed with the faculty or feeling of a poet: a poetic eulogist.
having or showing the sensibility of a poet: a poetic lover.
of or relating to poetry: poetic literature.
of the nature of or resembling poetry: a poetic composition; poetic drama; poetic imagination.
celebrated in poetry, as a place.
providing a subject for poetry.
of or relating to literature in verse form.
Origin of poetic
1Other words from poetic
- po·et·i·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti·po·et·i·cal, adjective
- an·ti·po·et·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·po·et·ic, adjective
- pre·po·et·ic, adjective
- pre·po·et·i·cal, adjective
- pseu·do·po·et·ic, adjective
- pseu·do·po·et·i·cal, adjective
- qua·si-po·et·ic, adjective
- qua·si-po·et·i·cal, adjective
- qua·si-po·et·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·po·et·ic, adjective
- un·po·et·i·cal, adjective
- un·po·et·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby poetic
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How to use poetic in a sentence
Even when I choose a father figure avatar that’s wise and poetic, it doesn’t seem to help.
My kids are on screens more than ever during the pandemic. Here’s why I’m not panicking. | Jordan Shapiro | November 5, 2020 | Washington PostLike many, I fell into the world of bread-baking, tending carefully to my sourdough starter and waxing poetic about my boules to my boyfriend.
Homemade, seasoned breadcrumbs add crunch and flavor to pastas, vegetables and more | Jesse Szewczyk | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostOne is reminded of Elizabeth Hardwick’s poetic “work of memory,” “Sleepless Nights.”
Susan Taubes’s recently reissued ‘Divorcing’ is as haunting as ever | Scott Cheshire | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostBefore you wax poetics about whatever strikes your fancy, focus on crafting each tweet in a way that builds and supports your brand’s overall auditory identity.
Top five tips to use Twitter’s new Voice Tweets feature | David Ciccarelli | August 25, 2020 | Search Engine WatchThere is a poetic feeling to the way our senior year unfolded.
His mature wit and poetic style drew in those around him and we connected instantly.
Half of our music and all of our dancing is just about worshipping, praising, staring at and waxing poetic about the human ass.
Kim Kardashian Bares Her Shiny, Bounteous Butt, Breaks the Internet | Marlow Stern | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNothing but a poetic kind of consciousness could have conceived of anything like this.
Stephen King, “Falling,” and My Father’s Poetry | Christopher Dickey | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a poetic move, Cory is now a middle school teacher himself, following in the footsteps of his mentor, Mr. Feeney.
‘Boy Meets World’ Fans Will Hate ‘Girl Meets World’ | Kevin Fallon | June 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd he might very well have felt the power of such poetic symmetry.
Tupac and Murray Kempton: The Godfather Who Wore Tweed | Michael Daly | June 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is full of poetic feeling, and the flesh tints are unusually natural.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementAnd then what could be more deep and poetic than Liszt's transcriptions of Schubert's and Wagner's songs?
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayMany mistake the highly poetic enthusiasm which such scenes excite for the spirit of piety.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottHe possessed the poetic aspect—the broad white brow, the large blue eyes.
The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi | Giacomo LeopardiHe was handsome, with the olive-tinted warmth of his southern homefairly tall, straight-limbed and lithea picture of poetic grace.
The Fifth String | John Philip Sousa
British Dictionary definitions for poetic
poetical
/ (pəʊˈɛtɪk) /
of or relating to poetry
characteristic of poetry, as in being elevated, sublime, etc
characteristic of a poet
recounted in verse
Derived forms of poetic
- poetically, adverb
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