poetic

C2+ Topic:Art & Music

US /poʊˈɛtɪk/ UK /pəʊˈɛtɪk/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
relating to or having the qualities of poetry

The novel's poetic descriptions of the sea were unforgettable.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to or having the... lyrical poetical metrical rhythmic expressive evocative artistic

Opposites

prosaic prose mundane

Word family

Derived forms poeticallypoetics

Related forms poet poem poetry poesy

Etymology

From Latin poeticus, from Ancient Greek poietikos ('creative, productive; pertaining to poetry'), from poietes ('maker, poet'), from poiein ('to make, create').

poeticus Latin poietikos Ancient Greek poiein Ancient Greek

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# poetic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** poʊˈɛtɪk
**IPA (UK):** pəʊˈɛtɪk

## Meanings
1. relating to or having the qualities of poetry

## Examples
- The novel's poetic descriptions of the sea were unforgettable.

## Synonyms
- lyrical
- poetical
- metrical
- rhythmic
- expressive
- evocative
- artistic

## Antonyms
- prosaic
- prose
- mundane

## Derived Forms
- poetically
- poetics

## Related Forms
- poet
- poem
- poetry
- poesy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: poeticus
- Root: poietikos
- Root: poiein
- Affix: -ic - relating to

## Etymology
From Latin poeticus, from Ancient Greek poietikos ('creative, productive; pertaining to poetry'), from poietes ('maker, poet'), from poiein ('to make, create').

## AI Etymology
Poetic is from Latin poeticus, from Ancient Greek poietikos ('creative, productive; pertaining to poetry'), from poietes ('maker, poet'), from poiein ('to make, create'). Important recorded forms include poeticus (Latin), poietikos (Ancient Greek), and poiein (Ancient Greek). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers relating to or having the qualities of poetry. The wider family includes derived forms such as poetically and poetics and related words such as poet, poem, poetry, and poesy.

## Topics
- Art & Music
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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