poetic
Americanadjective
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possessing the qualities or charm of poetry.
poetic descriptions of nature.
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characteristic of or befitting a poet.
poetic feeling; poetic insight.
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endowed with the faculty or feeling of a poet.
a poetic eulogist.
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having or showing the sensibility of a poet.
a poetic lover.
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of or relating to poetry.
poetic literature.
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of the nature of or resembling poetry.
a poetic composition; poetic drama; poetic imagination.
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celebrated in poetry, as a place.
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providing a subject for poetry.
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of or relating to literature in verse form.
noun
adjective
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of or relating to poetry
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characteristic of poetry, as in being elevated, sublime, etc
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characteristic of a poet
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recounted in verse
Other Word Forms
- antipoetical adjective
- antipoetically adverb
- nonpoetic adjective
- poetically adverb
- prepoetic adjective
- prepoetical adjective
- pseudopoetic adjective
- pseudopoetical adjective
- quasi-poetic adjective
- quasi-poetical adjective
- quasi-poetically adverb
- unpoetic adjective
- unpoetical adjective
- unpoetically adverb
Etymology
Origin of poetic
First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin poēticus, from Greek poiētikós; equivalent to poet + -ic
Example Sentences
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The visual, thematic constant, though, is water as a haven and a poetic life force that feeds renewal.
From Los Angeles Times
They fermented inside him till they emerged as poetic images and metaphors—“nature, red in tooth and claw.”
American editors thought his photography “too poetic, too measured, too European,” Ms. Albers writes, but he eventually found steady employment for a women’s home magazine.
I wouldn’t use the word “device,” but the house gives us a more poetic approach to how quick time moves.
From Los Angeles Times
This novel about two imperfect yet soulful men, their destinies joined, found a surprising, poetic resonance in the real-life struggle between former running mates.
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