anacreontic

Meaning

Adj

1. 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.
2. Characterised by festivity and the celebration of love and/or drinking; bacchanalian, amorous.

Noun

A short lyrical piece about love and wine.

Synonyms

convivial

amatory

festal

festive

Translations

anacreôntico

festlich

anakreontisch

Anakreontik

Fest…

Anakreontiker

fröhlich

γιορταστικός

έυθυμος

ανακρεόντειο μέτρο

anacréontique

festif

chômé

du festin

festiu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˌnakɹɪˈɒntɪk/

Etymology

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