"poesy" meaning in All languages combined

See poesy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpəʊɪzi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpoʊɪzi/ [General-American] Forms: poesies [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English poesie, from Middle French poesie, from Late Latin poesia, from earlier poēsis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis). Doublet of poiesis. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|poesie}} Middle English poesie, {{der|en|frm|poesie}} Middle French poesie, {{der|en|LL.|poesia}} Late Latin poesia, {{der|en|grc|ποίησις}} Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis), {{doublet|en|poiesis}} Doublet of poiesis Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} poesy (countable and uncountable, plural poesies)
  1. A poem. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-poesy-en-noun-WYTNI8Qa
  2. The art or composition of poetry. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-poesy-en-noun-sXDRtmOx
  3. (archaic) The class of literature comprising poems. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Synonyms: poetry, verse
    Sense id: en-poesy-en-noun-4mXwz9BM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 16 55 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 13 61 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 5 78 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: poesie, poësy Derived forms: posy

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpəʊɪzi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpoʊɪzi/ [General-American] Forms: poesies [present, singular, third-person], poesying [participle, present], poesied [participle, past], poesied [past]
Etymology: From Middle English poesie, from Middle French poesie, from Late Latin poesia, from earlier poēsis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis). Doublet of poiesis. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|poesie}} Middle English poesie, {{der|en|frm|poesie}} Middle French poesie, {{der|en|LL.|poesia}} Late Latin poesia, {{der|en|grc|ποίησις}} Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis), {{doublet|en|poiesis}} Doublet of poiesis Head templates: {{en-verb}} poesy (third-person singular simple present poesies, present participle poesying, simple past and past participle poesied)
  1. (intransitive, archaic) To write or perform poetry. Tags: archaic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-poesy-en-verb-L0v53p-E
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: poesie, poësy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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