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unpoeticality

unpoeticality noun: the quality of being unpoetical.

Noun

unpoeticality (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being unpoetical.
    • He hits himself plump on the nose in every suggestion of his imaginary critic, down even to the assertion of the unpoeticality of his lyrics.1905 November 16, W. M. R., “‘The Faithless Favorite’”, in William Marion Reedy, editor, The Mirror, volume XV, number 39, St. Louis, Mo., page 16, column 2
    • This verse does not lead us anywhere or develop the thought of No. 8. It turns the apparent unpoeticality of the previous verse into vagueness and abstraction, the arch-enemies of poetry.1949, R[eginald] H[orace] Blyth, “Renku”, in Haiku […], volume I (Eastern Culture), Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press, published 1967 (15th printing), section I (The Spiritual Origins of Haiku), page 137

Synonyms of unpoeticality

Antonyms

Origin of unpoeticality

From unpoetical + -ity.

Questions about unpoeticality

What does unpoeticality mean?
Unpoeticality means the quality of being unpoetical.
What part of speech is unpoeticality?
Unpoeticality is a noun.

Words near unpoeticality in the dictionary

  1. unpocketing
  2. unpockets
  3. unpodded
  4. unpoetic
  5. unpoetical
  6. unpoeticality
  7. unpoetically
  8. unpoeticalness
  9. unpoeticity
  10. unpoeticized
  11. unpoeticness

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