3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

poetic

adjective

1: of or relating to poetry; "poetic works"; "a poetic romance" [syn: {poetical}]

2: characterized by romantic imagery; "Turner's vision of the rainbow...was poetic"

3: of or relating to poets; "poetic insight"

4: characteristic of or befitting poetry; "poetic diction" [syn: {poetical}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Poetic \Po*et"ic\, Poetical \Po*et"ic*al\, adjective [L. po["e]ticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. po['e]tiquee.]

1. Of or pertaining to poetry; suitable for poetry, or for writing poetry; as, poetic talent, theme, work, sentiments. --Shak.

2. Expressed in metrical form; exhibiting the imaginative or the rhythmical quality of poetry; as, a poetical composition; poetical prose.

{Poetic license}. See {License}, noun, 4.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

58 Moby Thesaurus words for "poetic": Alcaic, Anacreontic, Castalian, Homeric, Hudibrastic, Parnassian, Pierian, Pindaric, Theocritean, aesthetic, airy, artistic, autistic, bardic, bucolic, dereistic, didactic, dithyrambic, dramatic, eclogic, elegiac, epic, georgic, heroic, idealistic, idyllic, impractical, in the clouds, lyrical, melodic, melodious, metrical, mock-heroic, musical, narrative, otherworldly, pastoral, poetical, poetico-mystical, poetico-mythological, poetico-philosophic, poetlike, quixotic, rhapsodic, romancing, romantic, romanticized, runic, sapphic, skaldic, starry-eyed, storybook, transcendental, transmundane, unpractical, unrealistic, visionary, wish-fulfilling

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