poetic

po-et-ic · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Relating to or characteristic of poetry.

  2. 2.

    Having an imaginative or sensitively emotional style.

  3. 3.

    Appropriate or fitting in a way that seems almost artistic.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    poetic justice — An outcome in which virtue is rewarded and vice punished, often in an ironic manner.
  • •
    poetic license — The freedom to depart from facts or rules for artistic effect.

Related words

Antonyms: literal, prosaic, unimaginative
See also: artistic, lyrical, poetry
Synonyms: artistic, expressive, lyrical

Etymology

From Latin poeticus, from Greek poietikos ("creative, productive"), from poietes ("maker, poet"), from poiein ("to make, create").