anacreontic
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
anacreontic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordanacreontic: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
anacreontic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
anacreontic: valid Words With Friends Word