poetic

English

Alternative forms

• poetick (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

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) Croatian: pjȅsničkī (hr), pòetskī (hr) Dutch: poëtisch (nl) French: poétique (fr) Interlingua: poetic (ia) Italian: poetico (it)

Polish: poetycki (pl) m., poetycka (pl) f. Romanian: poetic (ro) Spanish: poético (es) Telugu: కవితాత్మక (te) (kavitaatmaka) Turkish: şiirsel (tr)

characteristic of poets

Croatian: pjȅsničkī (hr), pòetskī (hr) Dutch: poëtisch (nl), dichterlijk (nl)

Spanish: poético (es)

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Interlingua

Adjective

poetic (comparative plus poetic, superlative le plus poetic)

1. poetic