poetry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpoʊ.ə.tɹi/ (General-American)
- /ˈpəʊ.ɪ.tɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
More people write poetry than read it.
2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 263:
- (uncountable, usually) A poet's literary production.
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(figuratively, uncountable, usually) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| poetries | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| poëtry | alternative, archaic, rare | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
performance poetry · dub poetry · found poetry · jazzetry · blackout poetry · Martian poetry · antipoetry · poetry in motion · shape poetry · epic poetry · concrete poetry · mythopoetry · poetrylike · cyberpoetry · jazz poetry · metapoetry · nonpoetry · poetry slam · poetryless · visual poetry · erasure poetry · sound poetry · Instapoetry · magnetic poetry · hyperpoetry · spoetry · ecopoetry · micropoetry · onomatopoetry · lyric poetry · poetry reading · graveyard poetry · slam poetry
Relateds
poetics · poesy · poetess · poeticize · poetic · poetize · poesiology · poet
Synonyms
Translations (171)
es poeticidad (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination) · sh pjȅsnīštvo (literature composed in verse) · eu olerkigintza (literature composed in verse) · kaa poeziya (literature composed in verse) · de Dichtkunst (literature composed in verse) · bg поети́чност (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination) · sl pesništvo (literature composed in verse) · pt poeticidade (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination) · el ποίηση (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination) · ur شِعْر (literature composed in verse) · sh пе̏снӣштво (literature composed in verse) · sw ushairi (literature composed in verse) · arz شعر (literature composed in verse) · af digkuns (literature composed in verse) · is ljóðlist (literature composed in verse) · rup puizii (literature composed in verse) · gd bàrdachd (a poet's literary production) · de Poesie (literature composed in verse) · tk şygyr (literature composed in verse) · uk пое́зія (literature composed in verse) · nl poëzie (a poet's literary production) · el ποιήματα (a poet's literary production) · sq poezia (literature composed in verse) · ccp 𑄇𑄧𑄝𑄨𑄖 (literature composed in verse) · lt poèzija (literature composed in verse) · sq poezi (literature composed in verse) · rhg cáaeri (literature composed in verse) · kw prydydhieth (literature composed in verse) · ast poesía (literature composed in verse) · yi דיכטונג (literature composed in verse) · vi thơ ca (literature composed in verse) · ar شِعْر (literature composed in verse) · ml കവിത (literature composed in verse) · id puisi (literature composed in verse) · tk goşgy (literature composed in verse) · gd bàrdachd (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination) · sl poezija (literature composed in verse) · mk пое́зија (literature composed in verse) · kn ಕವನ (literature composed in verse) · pam kawatasan (literature composed in verse) · te కవిత (literature composed in verse) · ba шиғриәт (a poet's literary production) · an poesía (literature composed in verse) · ur شاعِرِی (literature composed in verse) · ro poezie (literature composed in verse) · cmn 詩意 /诗意 (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination) · grc ποίησις (a poet's literary production) · es poesía (literature composed in verse) · cmn 詩 /诗 (literature composed in verse) · os поэзи (literature composed in verse) · te కవిత్వం (literature composed in verse) · tr şiir (a poet's literary production) · nl dichtwerk (a poet's literary production) · cy barddoniaeth (literature composed in verse) · da digtning (literature composed in verse) · lb Poesie (literature composed in verse) · oc poesia (literature composed in verse) · ky поэзия (literature composed in verse) · sip སྙན་ངག (literature composed in verse) · prs شِعْر (literature composed in verse) · da lyrik (literature composed in verse) · or କବିତା (literature composed in verse) · bg пое́зия (literature composed in verse) · pam kauatasan (literature composed in verse) · nl poëzie (literature composed in verse) · pam kewatasan (literature composed in verse) · cs poezie (literature composed in verse) · nan-hbl 歌詩 /歌诗 (literature composed in verse) · az şeir (literature composed in verse) · pt poesia (literature composed in verse) · ka პოეზია (literature composed in verse) · ga filíocht (literature composed in verse) · io poezio (literature composed in verse) · sv poesi (literature composed in verse) · nn poesi (literature composed in verse) · fa-ira شِعْر (literature composed in verse) · ja 詩 (literature composed in verse) · ta கவிதை (literature composed in verse) · ro poezia (literature composed in verse) · pt poesia (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination) · bn কবিতা (literature composed in verse) · pl poezje (a poet's literary production) · hi कविता (literature composed in verse) · pl poezja (literature composed in verse) · om walaloo (literature composed in verse) · yi פּאָעזיע (literature composed in verse) · ba шиғриәт (literature composed in verse) · ne कविता (literature composed in verse) · mr काव्य (literature composed in verse) · af poësie (literature composed in verse) · sk poézia (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination) · sh pȅsnīštvo (literature composed in verse) · ja 詩歌 (literature composed in verse) · my ကဗျာ (literature composed in verse) · ceb balak (literature composed in verse) · hi काव्य (literature composed in verse) · tl panulaan (literature composed in verse) · sh по̀е̄зија (literature composed in verse) · ca poesia (a poet's literary production) · fo yrkingarlist (literature composed in verse) · gl poesía (literature composed in verse) · th กวีนิพนธ์ (literature composed in verse) · co puesia (literature composed in verse) · ca poeticitat (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination) · es poesía (a poet's literary production) · nan-hbl 詩歌 /诗歌 (literature composed in verse) · bg пое́зия (a poet's literary production) · sgs puoezėjė (literature composed in verse) · hu költészet (literature composed in verse) · as কবিতা (literature composed in verse) · sa कविता (literature composed in verse) · he שִׁירָה (literature composed in verse) · ko 시 (literature composed in verse) · fr poésie (literature composed in verse) · uz sheʻriyat (literature composed in verse) · la poesis (literature composed in verse) · uz poeziya (literature composed in verse) · da poesi (literature composed in verse) · nb poesi (literature composed in verse) · fa-ira نَظْم (literature composed in verse) · sh pòēzija (literature composed in verse) · gl poesía (a poet's literary production) · ru поэ́зия (literature composed in verse) · el ποίηση (literature composed in verse) · pam keuatasan (literature composed in verse) · eo poezio (literature composed in verse) · da digtekunst (literature composed in verse) · el ποίηση (a poet's literary production) · grc ποιητική (literature composed in verse) · fo skaldskapur á bundnum máli (literature composed in verse) · et luule (literature composed in verse) · mn шүлэг (literature composed in verse) · hy բանաստեղծություն (literature composed in verse) · cmn 詩歌 /诗歌 (literature composed in verse) · lv dzeja (literature composed in verse) · km កំណាព្យ (literature composed in verse) · ang lēoþcræft (literature composed in verse) · ko 시가 (literature composed in verse) · lo ກາບກອນ (literature composed in verse) · kmr helbest (literature composed in verse) · kk поэзия (literature composed in verse) · vi thi ca (literature composed in verse) · ca poesia (literature composed in verse) · az poeziya (literature composed in verse) · tt шигърият (literature composed in verse) · el ποιητική (literature composed in verse) · fi runous (literature composed in verse) · gl poeticidade (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination) · ur نَظْم (literature composed in verse) · sk poézia (literature composed in verse) · tr şiir (literature composed in verse) · mi toikupu (literature composed in verse) · alt ӱлгерлик (literature composed in verse) · rup puizia (literature composed in verse) · vi thơ (literature composed in verse) · be паэ́зія (literature composed in verse) · gd bàrdachd (literature composed in verse) · nl poëzie (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination) · pl poezja (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination) · hy պոեզիա (literature composed in verse) · kw bardhonieth (literature composed in verse) · it poesia (literature composed in verse) · cy prydyddiaeth (literature composed in verse) · sh пје̏снӣштво (literature composed in verse) · br barzhoniezh (literature composed in verse) · nb dikt (literature composed in verse) · nl dichtkunst (literature composed in verse) · ms puisi (literature composed in verse) · prs نَظْم (literature composed in verse) · vo poedav (literature composed in verse) · tg назм (literature composed in verse)