Poetry

//ˈpəʊɪtɹi//

Synonyms for "poetry" (38 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Noun(2 words)
poesyverse

Strong matches (11)

Related words (19)

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More general

5 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

6 entries

at location

1 entries

derived

33 entries

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has property

1 entries

is a

10 entries

related to

33 entries

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used for

1 entries

Translations

171 translations across 105 languages.

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Afrikaans

2 entries
  • digkuns noun (literature composed in verse)
  • poësie noun (literature composed in verse)

Albanian

2 entries
  • poezi noun (literature composed in verse)
  • poezia noun (literature composed in verse)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • ποίησις noun (a poet's literary production)
  • ποιητική noun (literature composed in verse)

Arabic

2 entries
  • شعر noun (literature composed in verse)
  • شِعْر noun (literature composed in verse)

Aragonese

1 entries
  • poesía noun (literature composed in verse)

Armenian

2 entries
  • բանաստեղծություն noun (literature composed in verse)
  • պոեզիա noun (literature composed in verse)

Aromanian

2 entries
  • puizia noun (literature composed in verse)
  • puizii noun (literature composed in verse)

Assamese

1 entries
  • কবিতা noun (literature composed in verse)

Asturian

1 entries
  • poesía noun (literature composed in verse)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • poeziya noun (literature composed in verse)
  • şeir noun (literature composed in verse)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • шиғриәт noun (literature composed in verse)
  • шиғриәт noun (a poet's literary production)

Basque

1 entries
  • olerkigintza noun (literature composed in verse)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • паэ́зія noun (literature composed in verse)

Bengali

1 entries
  • কবিতা noun (literature composed in verse)

Breton

1 entries
  • barzhoniezh noun (literature composed in verse)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • пое́зия noun (literature composed in verse)
  • пое́зия noun (a poet's literary production)
  • поети́чност noun (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ကဗျာ noun (literature composed in verse)

Catalan

3 entries
  • poesia noun (literature composed in verse)
  • poesia noun (a poet's literary production)
  • poeticitat noun (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • balak noun (literature composed in verse)

Chakma

1 entries
  • 𑄇𑄧𑄝𑄨𑄖 noun (literature composed in verse)

Chinese

2 entries
  • 歌詩 /歌诗 noun (literature composed in verse)
  • 詩歌 /诗歌 noun (literature composed in verse)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 詩 /诗 noun (literature composed in verse)
  • 詩意 /诗意 noun (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination)
  • 詩歌 /诗歌 noun (literature composed in verse)

Cornish

2 entries
  • bardhonieth noun (literature composed in verse)
  • prydydhieth noun (literature composed in verse)

Corsican

1 entries
  • puesia noun (literature composed in verse)

Czech

1 entries
  • poezie noun (literature composed in verse)

Danish

4 entries
  • digtekunst noun (literature composed in verse)
  • digtning noun (literature composed in verse)
  • lyrik noun (literature composed in verse)
  • poesi noun (literature composed in verse)

Dari

2 entries
  • شِعْر noun (literature composed in verse)
  • نَظْم noun (literature composed in verse)

Dutch

4 entries
  • dichtkunst noun (literature composed in verse)
  • dichtwerk noun (a poet's literary production)
  • poëzie noun (literature composed in verse)
  • poëzie noun (a poet's literary production)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • poezio noun (literature composed in verse)

Estonian

1 entries
  • luule noun (literature composed in verse)

Faroese

2 entries
  • skaldskapur á bundnum máli noun (literature composed in verse)
  • yrkingarlist noun (literature composed in verse)

Finnish

1 entries
  • runous noun (literature composed in verse)

French

1 entries
  • poésie noun (literature composed in verse)

Galician

3 entries
  • poesía noun (literature composed in verse)
  • poesía noun (a poet's literary production)
  • poeticidade noun (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination)

Georgian

1 entries
  • პოეზია noun (literature composed in verse)

German

2 entries
  • Dichtkunst noun (literature composed in verse)
  • Poesie noun (literature composed in verse)

Greek

4 entries
  • ποίηση noun (literature composed in verse)
  • ποίηση noun (a poet's literary production)
  • ποίηση noun (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination)
  • ποιήματα noun (a poet's literary production)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • שִׁירָה noun (literature composed in verse)

Hindi

2 entries
  • कविता noun (literature composed in verse)
  • काव्य noun (literature composed in verse)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • költészet noun (literature composed in verse)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • ljóðlist noun (literature composed in verse)

Ido

1 entries
  • poezio noun (literature composed in verse)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • puisi noun (literature composed in verse)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • شِعْر noun (literature composed in verse)
  • نَظْم noun (literature composed in verse)

Irish

1 entries
  • filíocht noun (literature composed in verse)

Italian

1 entries
  • poesia noun (literature composed in verse)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 詩 noun (literature composed in verse)
  • 詩歌 noun (literature composed in verse)

Kannada

1 entries
  • ಕವನ noun (literature composed in verse)

Kapampangan

4 entries
  • kauatasan noun (literature composed in verse)
  • kawatasan noun (literature composed in verse)
  • keuatasan noun (literature composed in verse)
  • kewatasan noun (literature composed in verse)

Karakalpak

1 entries
  • poeziya noun (literature composed in verse)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • поэзия noun (literature composed in verse)

Khmer

1 entries
  • កំណាព្យ noun (literature composed in verse)

Korean

2 entries
  • 시 noun (literature composed in verse)
  • 시가 noun (literature composed in verse)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • поэзия noun (literature composed in verse)

Lao

1 entries
  • ກາບກອນ noun (literature composed in verse)

Latin

1 entries
  • poesis noun (literature composed in verse)

Latvian

1 entries
  • dzeja noun (literature composed in verse)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • poèzija noun (literature composed in verse)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • Poesie noun (literature composed in verse)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • пое́зија noun (literature composed in verse)

Malay

1 entries
  • puisi noun (literature composed in verse)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • കവിത noun (literature composed in verse)

Marathi

1 entries
  • काव्य noun (literature composed in verse)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • шүлэг noun (literature composed in verse)

Māori

1 entries
  • toikupu noun (literature composed in verse)

Nepali

1 entries
  • कविता noun (literature composed in verse)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • helbest noun (literature composed in verse)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • dikt noun (literature composed in verse)
  • poesi noun (literature composed in verse)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • poesi noun (literature composed in verse)

Occitan

1 entries
  • poesia noun (literature composed in verse)

Odia

1 entries
  • କବିତା noun (literature composed in verse)

Old English

1 entries
  • lēoþcræft noun (literature composed in verse)

Oromo

1 entries
  • walaloo noun (literature composed in verse)

Ossetian

1 entries
  • поэзи noun (literature composed in verse)

Polish

3 entries
  • poezja noun (literature composed in verse)
  • poezja noun (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination)
  • poezje noun (a poet's literary production)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • poesia noun (literature composed in verse)
  • poesia noun (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination)
  • poeticidade noun (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination)

Rohingya

1 entries
  • cáaeri noun (literature composed in verse)

Romanian

2 entries
  • poezia noun (literature composed in verse)
  • poezie noun (literature composed in verse)

Russian

1 entries
  • поэ́зия noun (literature composed in verse)

Samogitian

1 entries
  • puoezėjė noun (literature composed in verse)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • कविता noun (literature composed in verse)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • bàrdachd noun (literature composed in verse)
  • bàrdachd noun (a poet's literary production)
  • bàrdachd noun (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • pjȅsnīštvo noun (literature composed in verse)
  • pòēzija noun (literature composed in verse)
  • pȅsnīštvo noun (literature composed in verse)
  • пе̏снӣштво noun (literature composed in verse)

Sikkimese

1 entries
  • སྙན་ངག noun (literature composed in verse)

Slovak

2 entries
  • poézia noun (literature composed in verse)
  • poézia noun (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination)

Slovene

2 entries
  • pesništvo noun (literature composed in verse)
  • poezija noun (literature composed in verse)

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • ӱлгерлик noun (literature composed in verse)

Spanish

3 entries
  • poesía noun (literature composed in verse)
  • poesía noun (a poet's literary production)
  • poeticidad noun (poetical quality, artistic and/or artful, which appeals or stirs the imagination)

Swahili

1 entries
  • ushairi noun (literature composed in verse)

Swedish

1 entries
  • poesi noun (literature composed in verse)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • panulaan noun (literature composed in verse)

Tajik

1 entries
  • назм noun (literature composed in verse)

Tamil

1 entries
  • கவிதை noun (literature composed in verse)

Tatar

1 entries
  • шигърият noun (literature composed in verse)

Telugu

2 entries
  • కవిత noun (literature composed in verse)
  • కవిత్వం noun (literature composed in verse)

Thai

1 entries
  • กวีนิพนธ์ noun (literature composed in verse)

Turkish

2 entries
  • şiir noun (literature composed in verse)
  • şiir noun (a poet's literary production)

Turkmen

2 entries
  • goşgy noun (literature composed in verse)
  • şygyr noun (literature composed in verse)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • пое́зія noun (literature composed in verse)

Urdu

3 entries
  • شاعِرِی noun (literature composed in verse)
  • شِعْر noun (literature composed in verse)
  • نَظْم noun (literature composed in verse)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • poeziya noun (literature composed in verse)
  • sheʻriyat noun (literature composed in verse)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • thi ca noun (literature composed in verse)
  • thơ noun (literature composed in verse)
  • thơ ca noun (literature composed in verse)

Volapük

1 entries
  • poedav noun (literature composed in verse)

Welsh

2 entries
  • barddoniaeth noun (literature composed in verse)
  • prydyddiaeth noun (literature composed in verse)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • דיכטונג noun (literature composed in verse)
  • פּאָעזיע noun (literature composed in verse)

Sample sentences

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Wine is poetry in bottles.

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Only if a foreigner has read much English poetry can he understand Shakespeare.

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I spent the whole evening reading the poetry of Kenji Miyazawa.

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That poem mixes prose with poetry.

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