noun
Meaning 1
A flower; a small bouquet; a nosegay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
posy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊzi/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /ˈpoʊzi/
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rhymes with -əʊzi
noun
Meaning 2
A verse of poetry, especially a motto or an inscription on a ring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bouquet, corsage, nosegay
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flower arrangement, floral arrangement
History
Etymology
Syncopic form of poesy (“poetry”).
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: китка (kitka) — A flower
- Bulgarian: букет (buket) — A flower
- Czech: kytička — A flower
- Dutch: ruiker — A flower
- Dutch: boeket — A flower
- German: Blumensträußchen — A flower
- Icelandic: blómvöndur — A flower
- Irish: pósae — A flower
- Irish: triblid — A flower
- Italian: mazzo di fiori — A flower
- Italian: mazzolino — A flower
- Italian: mazzetto — A flower
- Russian: буке́т (bukét) — A flower
- Telugu: మంజరి (mañjari) — A flower