English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 484 of 931

poetesqueadj

Resembling or characteristic of a poet or poetry.

poetessnoun

A female poet.

poetettenoun

A young or insignificant poet, usually female.

poethoodnoun

The property of being a poet.

poeticadj

Relating to poetry.

poetic justicenoun

Synonym of poetical justice (“the idea that in a literary work such as a poem, virtue should be rewarded and vice punished”).

poeticaladj

Synonym of poetic.

poetical justicenoun

The idea that in a literary work such as a poem, virtue should be rewarded and vice punished.

poeticalitynoun

The quality of being poetical.

poeticallyadv

In a poetic manner.

poeticalnessnoun

The state or quality of being poetical.

poeticiseverb

Alternative form of poeticize.

poeticismnoun

Poetic style; lyricism.

poeticitynoun

The quality of being poetic.

poeticizationnoun

The act or process of making poetic.

poeticizeverb

To make poetic, or express in poetry.

poetickyadj

poetic

poeticnessnoun

The state or quality of being poetic.

poeticsnoun

The theory of poetry, or of literature in general.

poeticulenoun

A poetaster; a bad poet.

poetiseverb

To write as a poet; to put into a poem

poetisernoun

Alternative form of poetizer.

poetismnoun

An avantgarde approach to art introduced by Karel Teige in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s in reaction to the prevailing proletarian art, encouraging lyricism and an epicurean attitude.

poetistnoun

An artist who follows poetism, a Czechoslovakian art movement.

poetizationnoun

The act or process of making something poetic.

poetizeverb

To make (something) poetic.

poetizernoun

An inferior poet.

poetlessadj

Without a poet.

poetlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a poet.

poetlingnoun

A young, immature, inexperienced, petty, or insignificant poet.

poetlyadj

Of or relating to a poet

poetolatrynoun

Excessive or religious worship of poets.

Poetomachianame

A controversy in later Elizabethan theater, involving a number of playwrights satirizing each other with their plays, in a period when verse and prose satire was banned due to the Bishops' Ban of 1599.

poetressnoun

A female poet; a poetess.

poetrynoun

Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.

poetry in motionnoun

Fluid, graceful movement.

poetrylessadj

Without poetry.

poetrylessnessnoun

Absence of poetry.

poetrylikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of poetry.

poetsnoun

plural of poet

POETS daynoun

Friday, the last day of the working week.

poetshipnoun

The state or character of a poet.

Poettoname

A beach in Cagliari, Sardinia autonomous region, Italy.

poetwiseadv

In the manner of a poet.

poffertjenoun

A traditional Dutch treat resembling a fluffy pancake, made with yeast and buckwheat flour.

POFMAname

Acronym of Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act, a controversial Singaporean law aiming to suppress fake news.

pogadj

Awesome, excellent, remarkable.

Pogaliname

A Dardic or Pahari language spoken in Jammu and Kashmir (administered by India) as well as Azad Kashmir (administered by Pakistan).

Pogananame

A village and commune of Vaslui County, Romania.

pogchampintj

Synonym of pog.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 484. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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