poesy
[ poh-uh-see, -zee ]
/ ˈpoʊ ə si, -zi /
noun, plural po·e·sies.
the work or the art of poetic composition.
Archaic.
- poetry in general.
- verse or poetry in metrical form.
Obsolete.
- a poem or verse used as a motto.Compare posy(def 2).
- a poem.
Nearby words
poem, poems syndrome, poenology, poep, poepol, poesy, poet, poet laureate, poet., poetaster, poetess
Origin of poesy
1300–50; Middle English poesie < Middle French < Latin poēsis < Greek poíēsis poetic art, poetry, literally, a making, equivalent to poiē-, variant stem of poieîn to make + -sis -sis
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poesy
/ (ˈpəʊɪzɪ) /
noun plural -sies
an archaic word for poetry
poetic the art of writing poetry
archaic, or poetic a poem or verse, esp one used as a motto
Word Origin for poesy
C14: via Old French from Latin poēsis, from Greek, from poiēsis poetic art, creativity, from poiein to make
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