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poly en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpɒli/

Etymology

Shortening of various words.

Meanings

  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. 2020 August 4, Cynthia McKelvey, “The Challenges of Polyamorous Parenting”, in The New York Times:

Coordinates

mono

Deriveds

polypile · low poly · polycurious · solo poly · poly skin · polyless · poly pocket · poly sci

Synonyms

polyam

poly en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpɒli/

Etymology

Shortening of various words.

Meanings

  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. 2009, Andrew Paquette, Computer Graphics for Artists II: Environments and Characters:
  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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
polys Number=Plur lexicographic

Hyponyms

tri · rect

poly en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpɒli/

Etymology

Shortening of various words.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To polymorph; to transform by magic.

Forms

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polyed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
polyed Tense=Past lexicographic
polys Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
polying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

poly en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpoʊli/ (General-American)
  • /ˈpəʊli/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
poley alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

poly-mountain