poetic

adjective

/pəʊˈetɪk/

(also less frequent poetical

/pəʊˈetɪkl/

)

Idioms

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[only before noun] connected with poetry; being poetry
- poetic language
- Byron’s Poetical Works
Topics Literature and writingc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- sound
- wax
- …
adverb
- very
- wonderfully
- truly
- …
See full entry
(approving) like or suggesting poetry, especially because it shows imagination and deep feeling synonym lyrical
- There is a poetic quality to her playing.
Extra Examples
- His writing is self-consciously poetic.
- It's very easy to wax poetic about the sport of baseball.
- The piece ends with a truly poetic slow movement.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- sound
- wax
- …
adverb
- very
- wonderfully
- truly
- …
See full entry

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French poétique, from Latin poeticus ‘poetic, relating to poets’, from Greek po(i)ētikos, from po(i)ētēs ‘maker, poet’, from poiein ‘create’.

Idioms

artistic/poetic licence

the freedom of artists or writers to change facts in order to make a story, painting, etc. more interesting or beautifulTopics Literature and writingc2

单词	poetic
释义	poetic adjective /pəʊˈetɪk/ /pəʊˈetɪk/ (also less frequent poetical /pəʊˈetɪkl/ /pəʊˈetɪkl/ ) Idioms jump to other results [only before noun] connected with poetry; being poetry poetic language Byron’s Poetical Works Topics Literature and writingc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be sound wax … adverb very wonderfully truly … See full entry (approving) like or suggesting poetry, especially because it shows imagination and deep feeling synonym lyrical There is a poetic quality to her playing. Extra Examples His writing is self-consciously poetic. It's very easy to wax poetic about the sport of baseball. The piece ends with a truly poetic slow movement. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be sound wax … adverb very wonderfully truly … See full entry Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French poétique, from Latin poeticus ‘poetic, relating to poets’, from Greek po(i)ētikos, from po(i)ētēs ‘maker, poet’, from poiein ‘create’. Idioms artistic/poetic licence the freedom of artists or writers to change facts in order to make a story, painting, etc. more interesting or beautifulTopics Literature and writingc2
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