Acmeist
/ˈæk.mi.ɪst/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Acmeist. alt-of
- 2 An Acmeist poet, a member of the Acmeist school.
"The Russian poet Anna Akhmatova, who died in 1966 at the age of 77, belongs to the latter category. One of the leading poets of her era, she was a member of the Acmeists, a group of poets who sought—unlike the mystical Symbolists who preceded them—to write about the tangible world."
Adjective
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Acmeist. alt-of
- 2 Of or pertaining to Acmeism, a transient poetic school in Russia in the early 1900s.
"He was Acmeist in spades."
Example
More examples"As such, they reveal a central concern in Acmeist practice, but do not necessarily specify qualities which are uniquely Acmeist."