Anacreontic is an adjective that means convivial and festive.

Our word of the day comes from an ancient Greek poet named anacreon. He was best known for poems that were celebrations of love and wine. When a song or poem is described as anacreontic, it shares these qualities.

At first it was my intention to write a dark, serious poem about something somber and bleak. But I accidentally wound up with something upbeat and anacreontic.