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POESY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("poesy" is a kind of...):
genre; literary genre; writing style (a style of expressing yourself in writing)
Domain member category:
sweet; sweetly (in an affectionate or loving manner ('sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of 'sweetly'))
apace ((poetic, literary) quickly)
lyric (of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way))
scrivened (copied in handwriting)
stilly ((poetic) still or calm)
darkling ((poetic) occurring in the dark or night)
scan (conform to a metrical pattern)
sonnet (praise in a sonnet)
sonnet (compose a sonnet)
elegise; elegize (compose an elegy)
spondaise; spondaize (make spondaic)
metrify (compose in poetic meter)
poetise; poetize; verse; versify (compose verses or put into verse)
alliterate (use alliteration as a form of poetry)
tag (supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes)
relyric (write new lyrics for (a song))
lyric (write lyrics for (a song))
Erin (an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetry)
dolor; dolour ((poetry) painful grief)
hush; still; stillness ((poetic) tranquil silence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "poesy"):
epos (a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme)
epic poetry; heroic poetry (poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero)