poetry
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poetry
- /ˈpəʊ.ɪ.tɹi/ UK
- /ˈpoʊ.ə.tɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English poetrye, poetrie, a borrowing from Old French pöeterie, pöetrie, from Medieval Latin poētria, from poēta (“poet”), from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, “poet; author; maker”). Displaced native Old English lēoþcræft.
noun poetries · poëtry
- Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm. More people write poetry than read it.
- A poet's literary production.
- An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality. That 'Swan Lake' choreography is poetry in motion, fitting the musical poetry of Tchaikovski's divine score well beyond the literary inspiration.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: verse, poesy, poetic, poet, poem, writing, notice, muse, miscellany, felt, lint, hair, poets, shih, shi, shar
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noun literature composed in verse
| Español | poesía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시 si, 시가 siga |
| 日本語 | 詩 shi, 詩歌 shiika |
| 中文 | 詩歌 /诗歌 shīgē, 詩 /诗 shī |
| हिन्दी | काव्य kāvya, कविता kavitā |
| Kiswahili | ushairi |
| Português | poesia |
| Français | poésie |
| Deutsch | Dichtkunst, Poesie |
| Italiano | poesia |
| Ελληνικά | ποιητική poiitikí, ποίηση poíisi |
| Română | poezie, poezia |
| Русский | поэ́зия poézija |
| Tiếng Việt | thơ ca, thi ca, thơ |
| العربية | شِعْر šiʕr |
| עברית | שִׁירָה shirá |
noun poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination
| Español | poeticidad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 詩意 /诗意 shīyì |
| Português | poesia, poeticidade |
| Ελληνικά | ποίηση poíisi |
Talk about this word "poetry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/poetry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. poetry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/poetry "poetry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/poetry.Cite this
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title = {poetry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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