poetic
See also: poètic
English
Alternative forms
- poetick (obsolete)
- poetical
Etymology
From Middle French poetique, from Latin poeticus, from Ancient Greek ποιητικός (poiētikós) from ποιέω (poiéō, “make”). Doublet of poietic.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /poʊˈɛtɪk/
Audio (RP) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛtɪk
Adjective
poetic (comparative more poetic, superlative most poetic)
- Relating to poetry.
- Iambics are one form of poetic meter.
- 2013 July-August, Sarah Glaz, “Ode to Prime Numbers”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4:
- Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers. Others play with primes’ cultural associations. Still others derive their structure from mathematical patterns involving primes.
- Characteristic of poets; romantic, imaginative, etc.
- Connecting to the soul of the beholder. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Antonyms
- prosaic
Derived terms
- poetically
- poetic bent
- poetic justice
- poetic licence
Related terms
- poem
- poet
- poetics
- poetry
Translations
relating to poetry
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characteristic of poets
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Friulian
Adjective
poetic
- poetic
Interlingua
Adjective
poetic (comparative plus poetic, superlative le plus poetic)
- poetic
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin poeticus or Italian poetico or French poétique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poˈe.tik/
Adjective
poetic m or n (feminine singular poetică, masculine plural poetici, feminine and neuter plural poetice)
- poetic, poetical
Declension
Declension of poetic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | poetic | poetică | poetici | poetice | ||
definite | poeticul | poetica | poeticii | poeticele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | poetic | poetice | poetici | poetice | ||
definite | poeticului | poeticei | poeticilor | poeticelor |