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.
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
Words nearby poesy
poem,
poems syndrome,
poenology,
poep,
poepol,
poesy,
poet,
poet laureate,
poet.,
poetaster,
poetess
Example sentences from the Web for poesy
British Dictionary definitions for poesy
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