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poly¹

  • /ˈpɒli/

Rhymes with -ɒli

Where it comes from

Shortening of various words.

noun polys

  1. countable, informal, uncountable A polytechnic.
  2. countable, uncountable Polyethylene (polythene).
  3. countable, uncountable Polyurethane.
  4. countable, uncountable A polygon. The most common poly budget in use for games at the time of this writing is between 5,000 and 10,000 tris.
  5. uncountable Polyester. a cotton-poly blend
  6. countable, informal, uncountable Polyamory.
  7. countable, informal, uncountable A polyamorous person.
  8. countable, informal, uncountable A polycule.

adjective

  1. informal, not comparable Polyamorous. Whether the family is poly, L.G.B.T.Q. or another minority, such as a religious one, coming out is very much a personal decision.

    Similar: polyam

verb polys · polying · polyed

  1. ambitransitive To polymorph; to transform by magic.

poly²

  • /ˈpəʊli/ UK
  • /ˈpoʊli/ US

Rhymes with -əʊli

Where it comes from

From Latin polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium.

noun poley

  1. A whitish, woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Lamiaceae, found throughout the western Mediterranean.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: polyethylene, polje, ornithine, lysine, greenhouse, bole, polite, ug, hema, polly, roly, boli, poli, sige, multiple, numerous

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@misc{poly_2026,
  title = {poly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}