poesy

n., pl., -sies.

1. Poetical works; poetry.
2. The art or practice of composing poems.
3. The inspiration involved in composing poetry.

[Middle English poesie, from Old French, from Latin poēsis, from Greek poiēsis, from poiein, to create.]

noun

A poetic work or poetic works: poem, poetry, rhyme, verse. See words.

A poem or a group of poems, i.e., poetry. The term also refers to the art of writing poems, often used in the sense of trite or sentimentalized poetic writing.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: literature in metrical form
  Synonyms: poetry, verse

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - poesi

Nederlands (Dutch)
poëzie, verzameling gedichten, inspiratie

Français (French)
n. - poésie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Poesie, Dichtung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (απαρχ.) ποίηση

Italiano (Italian)
poesia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - poesia (f)

Русский (Russian)
поэзия, стихотворение, девиз

Español (Spanish)
n. - poesía

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - poesi (åld.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
诗, 韵文, 诗歌

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 詩, 韻文, 詩歌

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 시, 운문, 작시(법)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 詩, 作詩

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شعر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שירה, פיוט, פואסיה‬

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