'Poetic' definitions:
Definition of 'poetic'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to poetry; "poetic works"; "a poetic romance" [syn: poetic, poetical]
adjective
Characterized by romantic imagery; "Turner's vision of the rainbow...was poetic"
adjective
Of or relating to poets; "poetic insight"
adjective
Characteristic of or befitting poetry; "poetic diction" [syn: poetic, poetical]
Definition of 'Poetic'
From: GCIDE
- Poetic \Po*et"ic\, Poetical \Po*et"ic*al\, a. [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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Expressed in metrical form; exhibiting the imaginative or the rhythmical quality of poetry; as, a poetical composition; poetical prose. [1913 Webster]
- Poetic license. See License, n., 4. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'poetic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aesthetic,
- airy,
- Alcaic,
- Anacreontic,
- artistic,
- autistic,
- bardic,
- bucolic,
- Castalian,
- dereistic,
- didactic,
- dithyrambic,
- dramatic,
- eclogic,
- elegiac,
- epic,
- georgic,
- heroic,
- Homeric,
- Hudibrastic,
- idealistic,
- idyllic,
- impractical,
- in the clouds,
- lyrical,
- melodic,
- melodious,
- metrical,
- mock-heroic,
- musical,
- narrative,
- otherworldly,
- Parnassian,
- pastoral,
- Pierian,
- Pindaric,
- poetical,
- poetico-mystical,
- poetico-mythological,
- poetico-philosophic,
- poetlike,
- quixotic,
- rhapsodic,
- romancing,
- romantic,
- romanticized,
- runic,
- sapphic,
- skaldic,
- starry-eyed,
- storybook,
- Theocritean,
- transcendental,
- transmundane,
- unpractical,
- unrealistic,
- visionary,
- wish-fulfilling