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Definitions for Poesy

[1] the work or the art of poetic composition.
[2] Archaic . poetry in general. verse or poetry in metrical form.
[3] Obsolete . a poem or verse used as a motto. Compare posy(def 2) . a poem.
[4] an archaic word for poetry
[5] poetic the art of writing poetry
[6] archaic , or poetic a poem or verse, esp one used as a motto

Words related to Poesy

song, beat, creation, rhyme, poetry, writing, ode, rime, verse, lyric, words, epic, composition, ballad, sonnet, lines, limerick, haiku, rune, quatrain

Words nearby Poesy

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

Words that may be confused with Poesy

poesy, posey, posy

Word origin for Poesy

C14: via Old French from Latin poēsis, from Greek, from poiēsis poetic art, creativity, from poiein to make

Synonyms for Poesy

ballad, beat, composition, creation, epic, haiku, limerick, lines, lyric, ode, poetry, quatrain, rhyme, rime, rune, song, sonnet, verse, words, writing, blank verse, free verse, sestina, villanelle