poésie

See also: poesie, Poesie, and poësie

French

Alternative forms

• poësie

Etymology

From Middle French poesie, from Late Latin poēsia, from earlier poēsis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.e.zi/

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• Rhymes: -i
• Homophone: poésies

Noun

poésie f (plural poésies)

1. poetry

Descendants

• → Danish: poesi
• → Dutch: poëzie
• → German: Poesie

Further reading

• “poésie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.