sapphic

sapphic is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse.
2. adjective. Belonging to, or in the manner of, Sappho; -- said of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.
3. noun. A Sapphic verse.
4. adjective. of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman

   Synonyms: lesbian

5. adjective. a meter used by Sappho and named after her

Synonyms

lesbian

Common word forms

sapphics

Words from these letters

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