different between pedantic vs poetic

English

Alternative forms

• pedantick (obsolete)

Etymology

From pedant +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pa-d?n't?k, IPA^(key): /p??dæn.t?k/
• Rhymes: -ænt?k

Adjective

pedantic (comparative more pedantic, superlative most pedantic)

1. Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
2. Being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner.
3. Being finicky or fastidious, especially with language.

Synonyms

• (like a pedant): (informal, derogatory) anal-retentive, fussy, nit-picky
• (showy of one's knowledge): (sometimes applicable) nit-picky, ostentatious, pedagogical, pretentious
• (finicky with language): fussy, nit-picky, inkhorn
• See also Thesaurus:fastidious

Related terms

• pedant
• pedantry

Translations

Further reading

• pedantic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• pedantic at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• depactin, pentacid, pentadic

English

Alternative forms

• poetick (obsolete)
• poetical

Etymology

From Middle French poetique, from Latin poeticus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (poi?tikós) from ????? (poié?, “make”). Doublet of poietic.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /po???t?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

poetic (comparative more poetic, superlative most poetic)

1. Relating to poetry.
2. Characteristic of poets; romantic, imaginative, etc.
3. Connecting to the soul of the beholder. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Antonyms

• prosaic

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Friulian

Adjective

poetic

1. poetic

Interlingua

Adjective

poetic (comparative plus poetic, superlative le plus poetic)

1. poetic