poetry
noun
Simple meaning
An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpoʊətɹi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
figurative
An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.
A poet's literary production.
Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.
Used this way, poetry is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use poetry
- “He enjoys reading poetry and classic literature before bed.”noun
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero.
Poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero.
A single line of words in a poem.
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