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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
po•et•ry /ˈpoʊɪtri/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Poetrywriting in metrical form;
    poetic works;
    poems;
    verse.
  2. poetic spirit or feeling.
  3. something that reminds people of poetry:When she dances she's poetry in motion.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
po•et•ry  (pō′i trē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Poetrythe art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
  2. Poetryliterary work in metrical form;
    verse.
  3. Poetryprose with poetic qualities.
  4. poetic qualities however manifested:the poetry of simple acts and things.
  5. poetic spirit or feeling:The pianist played the prelude with poetry.
  6. something suggestive of or likened to poetry:the pure poetry of a beautiful view on a clear day.
  • Greek poié̄tria poetess
  • Medieval Latin poētria poetic art, derivative of poēta poet, but formation is unclear; probably not
  • Middle English poetrie 1350–1400
po′et•ry•less, adj. 
    2. Poetry, verse agree in referring to the work of a poet. The difference between poetry and verse is usually the difference between substance and form. Poetry is lofty thought or impassioned feeling expressed in imaginative words:Elizabethan poetry.Verse is any expression in words which simply conforms to accepted metrical rules and structure:the differences between prose and verse.
    2. prose.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
poetry /ˈpəʊɪtrɪ/ n
  1. literature in metrical form; verse
  2. the art or craft of writing verse
  3. poetic qualities, spirit, or feeling in anything
  4. anything resembling poetry in rhythm, beauty, etc
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin poētria, from Latin poēta poet
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