anacreontic

Meanings

Plural: anacreontics

Adj

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.
Characterised by festivity and the celebration of love and/or drinking; bacchanalian, amorous.

Noun

A short lyrical piece about love and wine.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Latin Anacreonticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn), Anacreon a Greek poet.

Scrabble Score: 15

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Words With Friends Score: 19

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