antipoetic

an·ti·po·et·ic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tee-poh-et-ik, an-tahy-]
- /ˌæn ti poʊˈɛt ɪk, ˌæn taɪ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tee-poh-et-ik, an-tahy-]
- /ˌæn ti poʊˈɛt ɪk, ˌæn taɪ-/

Definitions of antipoetic word

adjective antipoetic relating to poetry which does not conform to poetic conventions 3
adjective antipoetic of or relating to elements or techniques used in a poem not conventionally thought to be suitable or traditional. 1
adjective antipoetic Opposed to poetry. 0

See all 3 definitions of antipoetic

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Origin of antipoetic

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; anti- + poetic

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Parts of speech for Antipoetic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Antipoetic

antipoetic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

antipoetic usage trend in Literature

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