English Explanatory Dictionary

poly-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. many
  2. polymer
  3. polyamory

Pronunciation

/ˈpɒ.li-/ /ˈpɑ.li-/ /ˈpɔ.li-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-poly-.wav /pəˈlɪ-/ /pəˈlə-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-poly-2.wav

Word forms

poly-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“much, many”). Unrelated to -poly.

Synonyms

multi- pleo- pleio-

Antonyms

mono- uni-

Derived words

poly polyabolo polyacetal polyache polyadelph polyadelphia polyadelphian polyadelphite polyadelphous polyadenous polyadenylate polyadenylation polyadic polyamidation polyamorist polyamorous polyamory polyamphoteric polyander polyandric polyandrion polyandrious polyandrism polyandrist polyandrum polyanth polyantha polyanthea polyanthus polyarch polyarchal polyarchic polyarchical polyarchism polyarchist polyare polyargite polyargyrite polyarsenite polyaxon polybasite polybenzimidazole polybiography polybolos polyborine polybutylene polycaprolactone polycationic polycentricity polycentrist polycephalist polycephalous polychaetan polychaete polychaetous polychete polychetous polycholia polychotomous polychotomy
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