poesy
/ˈpoʊɪzi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I know not well how to excuse him, in that hee deemed his Poesie worthy to be published."
- "We know a poetical young gentleman—a very poetical young gentleman. We do not mean to say that he is troubled with the gift of poesy in any remarkable degree, but his countenance is of a plaintive and melancholy cast, his manner is abstracted and bespeaks affliction of soul:[…]"
Etymology
From Middle English poesie (Middle English po(esie) + -esy), from Middle French poesie, from Late Latin poesia, from earlier poēsis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis). Doublet of poiesis.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpoʊɪzi/
- British English: /ˈpəʊɪzi/