Poetic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or relating to poetry: poetic works.
  • adj. Having a quality or style characteristic of poetry: poetic diction.
  • adj. Suitable as a subject for poetry: a poetic romance.
  • adj. Of, relating to, or befitting a poet: poetic insight.
  • adj. Characterized by romantic imagery: "Turner's vision of the rainbow . . . was poetic, and he knew it” ( Lawrence Gowing).
  • n. The theory or practice of writing poetry; poetics.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Relating to poetry.
  • adj. Characteristic of poets.
  • adj. Description of persons, objects, or ideas that connect to the soul of the beholder.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to poetry; suitable for poetry, or for writing poetry.
  • adj. Expressed in metrical form; exhibiting the imaginative or the rhythmical quality of poetry
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to poetry; of the nature of or expressed in poetry; possessing the qualities or the charm of poetry: as, a poetic composition; poetic style.
  • Of or pertaining to a poet or poets; characteristic of or befitting a poet: as, poetic genius; poetic feeling; poetic license.
  • Endowed with the feeling or faculty of a poet; having the susceptibility, sensibility, or expression of a poet; like a poet: as, a poetic youth; a poetic face.
  • Celebrated, or worthy to be celebrated, in poetry: as, a poetic scene.
  • Of or pertaining to making or shaping, especially to artistic invention and arrangement.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of or relating to poets
  • adj. of or relating to poetry
  • adj. characterized by romantic imagery
  • adj. characteristic of or befitting poetry
  • Equivalent
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    poetical    artistic    imaginative    philosophical    mystical    pure    sublime