poesy

poesy
poesy (n.) late 14c., "poetry; poetic language and ideas; literature; a poem, a passage of poetry," from O.Fr. poesie, from V.L. poesia, from L. poesis "poetry," from Gk. poesis "composition, poetry," from poein "to make or compose" (see POET (Cf. poet)). Meaning "the art of poetry" is late 15c.

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  • Poesy — Po e*sy, n. [F. po[ e]sie (cf. It. poesia), L. poesis, from Gr. ?. from ? to make. Cf. {Posy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The art of composing poems; poetical skill or faculty; as, the heavenly gift of poesy. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Poetry; metrical… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • poesy — ► NOUN archaic or literary ▪ poetry. ORIGIN Greek po sis, poi sis making, poetry …   English terms dictionary

  • poesy — [pō′ə sē΄, pō′əzē΄] n. pl. poesies [ME poesie < OFr < L poesis < Gr poiēsis < poiein: see POEM] 1. old fashioned var. of POETRY 2. Obs. a) a poem b) a motto …   English World dictionary

  • Poésy — Clémence Poésy (* 30. November 1982 bei Meudon) ist eine französische Schauspielerin, die dem internationalen Publikum durch ihre Rolle als Fleur Delacour in dem Film Harry Potter und der Feuerkelch bekannt wurde. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • poesy — noun (plural poesies) Etymology: Middle English poesie, from Middle French, from Latin poesis, from Greek poiēsis, literally, creation, from poiein Date: 14th century 1. a. a poem or body of poems b. poetry c. artificial or sentimentalized poetic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • poesy — /poh euh see, zee/, n., pl. poesies. 1. the work or the art of poetic composition. 2. Archaic. a. poetry in general. b. verse or poetry in metrical form. 3. Obs. a. a poem or verse used as a motto. Cf. posy (def. 2). b. a poem. [ …   Universalium

  • poesy — noun a) The class of literature comprising poems. b) Composition in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns. Syn: poetry, verse …   Wiktionary

  • poesy — Synonyms and related words: Apollo, Apollo Musagetes, Bragi, Calliope, Castilian Spring, Erato, Euterpe, Helicon, Hippocrene, Muse, Parnassus, Pierian Spring, Pierides, Polyhymnia, afflatus, anthology, bad poetry, book of verse, creative… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • poesy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A poetic work or poetic works: poem, poetry, rhyme, verse. See WORDS …   English dictionary for students

  • poesy — po|e|sy [ pouəzi ] noun uncount an old word meaning poetry …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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