Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antipoetic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tipo-et-ic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to poetry.

Example Sentences

"It is very hard to see Plato as an antipoetic scientist, for Plato was himself a poet, communicating his ideas in allegorical and mythic form."

Etymology

From anti- + poetic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

more antipoetic (comparative) most antipoetic (superlative)

Questions

What does antipoetic mean?: Opposed to poetry.
Where does antipoetic come from?: From anti- + poetic.

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