anacreontic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˌnakɹɪˈɒntɪk/ (UK)
- /əˌnækɹiˈɑntɪk/ (US)
Etymology
From Late Latin Anacreonticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn), Anacreon a Greek poet.
Meanings
- Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter.
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Characterised by festivity and the celebration of love and/or drinking; bacchanalian, amorous.
[T]he false Thecla […] had initiated me into the anacreontic diversions and fruitions of men and women.
1980, Gene Wolfe, chapter X, in The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun; 1), New York: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 95:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most anacreontic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more anacreontic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anacronymically · anacreontically · anacronymic
Translations (7)
ca anacreòntic (pertaining to the Greek poet Anacreon) · sv anakreontisk (pertaining to the Greek poet Anacreon) · de anakreontisch (pertaining to the Greek poet Anacreon) · pt anacreôntico (pertaining to the Greek poet Anacreon) · pl anakreontyczny (pertaining to the Greek poet Anacreon) · es anacreóntico (pertaining to the Greek poet Anacreon) · fr anacréontique (pertaining to the Greek poet Anacreon)