poeticalness

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noun

The state or quality of being poetical.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounpoeticalness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being poetical.

    The belief that the poeticalness of poetry is just that relationship between sound and sense is widespread in the teaching of English and other modern languages.

    2011, David Bellos, Is That a Fish in Your Ear?, Penguin, published 2012, page 150

    Synonyms: poeticality, poeticity, poeticness · Antonyms: unpoeticality, unpoeticalness, unpoeticity, unpoeticness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being poetical.

Origin

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