poetic

English

Alternative forms

• poetick (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Etymology

Latin poeticus, from Ancient Greek ποιητικός (poiētikos) from ποιέω (poieō, “make”)

Adjective

poetic (comparative more poetic, superlative most poetic)

1. Relating to poetry.
2. Characteristic of poets.
3. Description of persons, objects, or ideas that connect to the soul of the beholder.

Antonyms

• prosaic

Related terms

• poet
• poem
• poetry

Derived terms

• poetic justice
• poetic licence
• poetic bent
• poetically

Translations

relating to poetry

• Catalan: poètic (ca)
• Dutch: poëtisch (nl)
• French: poétique (fr)
• Greek: ποιητικός (el) (poiitikós) m 
• Interlingua: poetic (ia)
• Italian: poetico (it)

• Polish: poetycki (pl) m, poetycka (pl) f
• Romanian: poetic (ro)
• Serbo-Croatian: pjȅsničkī (sh), pòetskī (sh)
• Spanish: poético (es)
• Telugu: కవితాత్మక (te) (kavitaatmaka)
• Turkish: şiirsel (tr)

characteristic of poets

• Dutch: poëtisch (nl), dichterlijk (nl)
• Greek: ποιητικός (el) (poiitikós) m 

• Serbo-Croatian: pjȅsničkī (sh), pòetskī (sh)
• Spanish: poético (es)

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Interlingua

Adjective

poetic (comparative plus poetic, superlative le plus poetic)

1. poetic