| Main Entry: | metrical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rhythmical |
Synonyms: |
balanced, cadenced, measured, musical, rhythmic |
| Notes: | while scientists' measurements are usually metric, the poets' are usually metrical |
| Main Entry: | even |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flat, uniform |
Synonyms: |
alike, balanced, consistent, constant, continual, continuous, direct, equal, flush, homogenous, horizontal, level, matching, metrical, parallel, planate, plane, plumb, proportional, regular, right, same, smooth, square, stabile, stable, steady, straight, surfaced, true, unbroken, unchanging, undeviating, unfluctuating, uninterrupted, unvaried, unvarying, unwavering, unwrinkled |
Antonyms: |
broken, different, disparate, irregular, rough, uneven |
| Main Entry: | intermittent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irregular, sporadic |
Synonyms: |
alternate, arrested, broken, by bits and pieces, checked, cyclic, cyclical, discontinuing, discontinuous, epochal, every other, fitful, here and there, hit-or-miss, infrequent, interrupted, isochronal, isochronous, iterant, iterative, metrical, now and then, occasional, on and off, periodic, periodical, punctuated, recurrent, recurring, rhythmic, rhythmical, seasonal, serial, shifting, spasmodic, stop-and-go |
Antonyms: |
constant, continual, continuing, perpetual, regular |
| Main Entry: | poetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | with rhythm and beauty; related to poetic composition |
Synonyms: |
anapestic, dactylic, dramatic, elegiac, epic, epical, epodic, iambic, idyllic, imaginative, lyric, lyrical, melodious, metrical, odic, rhythmical, romantic, songlike, tuneful |
Antonyms: |
prosaic |
| Main Entry: | cadenced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rhythmical |
Synonyms: |
cadent, measured, metric, metrical, rhythmic |
| Main Entry: | invariant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | even |
Synonyms: |
alike, balanced, changeless, consistent, constant, continual, continuous, direct, equable, equal, flush, homogenous, horizontal, invariable, level, matching, metrical, parallel, planate, plane, plumb, proportional, regular, right, same, smooth*, square, stabile, stable, steady, straight, surfaced, true, unbroken, unchanging, undeviating, unfluctuating, uniform, uninterrupted, unvaried, unvarying, unwavering, unwrinkled |
| Main Entry: | "on-again, off-again" |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intermittent |
Synonyms: |
alternate, arrested, broken, by bits and pieces, checked, cyclic, cyclical, discontinuing, discontinuous, epochal, every other, fitful, here and there, hit-or-miss, infrequent, interrupted, isochronal, isochronous, iterant, iterative, metrical, now and then, occasional, on and off, periodic, periodical, punctuated, recurrent, recurring, rhythmic, rhythmical, seasonal, serial, shifting, spasmodic, sporadic, stop-and-go |
| Main Entry: | planar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | even |
Synonyms: |
alike, balanced, consistent, constant, continual, continuous, direct, equal, flat*, flush, homogenous, horizontal, level, matching, metrical, parallel, planate, plane, plumb, proportional, regular, right, same, smooth*, square, stabile, stable, steady, straight, surfaced, true, unbroken, unchanging, undeviating, unfluctuating, uninterrupted, unvaried, unvarying, unwavering, unwrinkled |
| Main Entry: | poetical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poetic |
Synonyms: |
anapestic, dactylic, dramatic, elegiac, epic, epical, epodic, iambic, idyllic, imaginative, lyric, lyrical, melodious, metrical, odic, rhythmical, romantic, songlike, tuneful |
| Main Entry: | rhythmical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | with regular rhythm |
Synonyms: |
balanced, cadenced, measured, metrical, musical, rhythmic |