'poetic justice' definitions:
Definition of 'poetic justice'
(from WordNet)
noun
An outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically) [syn: poetic justice, just deserts]
Synonyms of 'poetic justice'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ars poetica,
- defensibility,
- drumhead justice,
- dueness,
- equitableness,
- equity,
- evenhandedness,
- give-and-take,
- justice,
- justifiability,
- justifiableness,
- justification,
- justness,
- lawfulness,
- legality,
- measure for measure,
- meetness,
- nemesis,
- poetcraft,
- poetic language,
- poetic license,
- poeticism,
- poetics,
- properness,
- propriety,
- retributive justice,
- right,
- rightfulness,
- rightness,
- rude justice,
- scales of justice,
- summary justice,
- versecraft,
- versemaking,
- versification,
- warrantability,
- warrantedness,
- what is right