poetic

[ poh-et-ik ]

/ poʊˈɛt ɪk /

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adjective Also po·et·i·cal.

possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.

of or relating to a poet or poets.

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.

noun

poetics.

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Origin of poetic

1520–30; <Latin poēticus<Greek poiētikós.See poet, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM poetic

po·et·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·po·et·i·cal, adjectivean·ti·po·et·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·po·et·ic, adjective

pre·po·et·ic, adjectivepre·po·et·i·cal, adjectivepseu·do·po·et·ic, adjectivepseu·do·po·et·i·cal, adjectivequa·si-po·et·ic, adjectivequa·si-po·et·i·cal, adjectivequa·si-po·et·i·cal·ly, adverbun·po·et·ic, adjectiveun·po·et·i·cal, adjectiveun·po·et·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby poetic

poepol, poesy, poet, poetaster, poetess, poetic, poeticism, poeticize, poetic justice, poetic licence, poetic license

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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.
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Like many, I fell into the world of bread-baking, tending carefully to my sourdough starter and waxing poetic about my boules to my boyfriend.
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One is reminded of Elizabeth Hardwick’s poetic “work of memory,” “Sleepless Nights.”
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Before 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.
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There is a poetic feeling to the way our senior year unfolded.
Crafting our path|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
His mature wit and poetic style drew in those around him and we connected instantly.
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Half of our music and all of our dancing is just about worshipping, praising, staring at and waxing poetic about the human ass.
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Nothing 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|DAILY BEAST
In a poetic move, Cory is now a middle school teacher himself, following in the footsteps of his mentor, Mr. Feeney.
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And he might very well have felt the power of such poetic symmetry.
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It 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 Clement
And then what could be more deep and poetic than Liszt's transcriptions of Schubert's and Wagner's songs?
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Many mistake the highly poetic enthusiasm which such scenes excite for the spirit of piety.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
He possessed the poetic aspect—the broad white brow, the large blue eyes.
The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi|Giacomo Leopardi
He was handsome, with the olive-tinted warmth of his southern homefairly tall, straight-limbed and lithea picture of poetic grace.
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British Dictionary definitions for poetic

poetic

poetical

/ (pəʊˈɛtɪk) /

adjective

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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poetic

Origin of poetic

OTHER WORDS FROM poetic

Words nearby poetic

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How to use poetic in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for poetic

poetical

Derived forms of poetic