anacreontic
1 of 2noun
anac·re·on·tic ə-ˌna-krē-ˈän-tik 
: a poem in the manner of Anacreon
especially : a drinking song or light lyric
Anacreontic
2 of 2adjective
1
: of, relating to, or resembling the poetry of Anacreon
2
: convivial or amatory in tone or theme
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Latin anacreonticus, from Anacreont-, Anacreon Anacreon, from Greek Anakreont-, Anakreōn
First Known Use
Noun
1603, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1
anacreontic
noun
as in rondelet
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- rondelet
- epopee
- English sonnet
- pastoral
- psalm
- dithyramb
- epic
- idyll
- madrigal
- pastorale
- limerick
- epigram
- poem
- eclogue
- georgic
- elegy
- triolet
- sonnet
- ode
- jingle
- villanelle
- rondel
- epos
- clerihew
- rondeau
- lament
- epode
- lyric
- rondelle
- free verse
- rhyme
- rune
- blank verse
- rime
- idyl
- ballad
- song
- lay
- vers libre
- poetry
- haiku
- senryu
- poesy
- tanka
- minstrelsy
- versification
- not unlike
- not until
- not up to expectations
- not up to much
- not utter a word
- not wearing a stitch
- not wearing a stitch (of clothes
- not wearing a stitch (of clothes/clothing)
- not wearing a stitch of clothing
- not worry oneself
- not worth a damn
- not worth a darn
- not worth the candle
- not worth the paper it's printed on
- not worth the paper it's written on
- not worth the paper it's written/printed on
- not-being
- not-for-profit
- not-go gage
- not-self
- nota
- nota bene
- notabilia
- notabilities
- notability