polyester

See also: Polyester

English

Polyester water bottles

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *akēō

Latin aceō

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Italic *-skō

Latin -scō

Latin acēscō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Latin acētumbor.

Proto-West Germanic *aket

Proto-West Germanic *atek

Old High German eȥȥih

Middle High German eȥȥich

German Essich

German Essig

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der.

Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō

Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō)

▲

Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?

Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der.

Latin aethērbor.

German Äther

blend?

German Esterbor.

English ester

English polyester

From poly- + ester.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑliˌɛstə(r)/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)

Noun

polyester (countable and uncountable, plural polyesters)

1. Any polymer whose monomers are linked together by ester bonds
2. A material or fabric made from polyester polymer

Derived terms

• biopolyester
• copolyester
• homopolyester
• nonpolyester
• polycotton
• polyesterase
• polyestered
• polyesterification
• polyester Protestant
• polyesterurethane
• polyfill

Translations

polymer

• Arabic: بُولْيَسْتَر m (būlyastar)
• Bulgarian: полие́стер m (poliéster)
• Catalan: polièster m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 聚酯 (zh) (jùzhǐ)

• Czech: polyester (cs) m
• Danish: polyester
• Dutch: polyester (nl) n
• Estonian: polüester
• Finnish: polyesteri (fi)
• French: polyester (fr) m
• German: Polyester (de) m
• Greek: πολυεστέρας (el) m (polyestéras)
• Hebrew: פּוֹלִיאֶסְטֶר m (poliéster)
• Hindi: पॉलिएस्टर (pŏliesṭar)
• Hungarian: poliészter (hu)
• Icelandic: pólýester (is)
• Indonesian: poliester (id)
• Italian: poliestere (it) m
• Japanese: ポリエステル (ja) (poriesuteru)
• Korean: 폴리에스테르 (pollieseutereu), 폴리에스터 (pollieseuteo)
• Malay: poliester
• Māori: pareaku
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: polyester

• Persian: پلی‌استر (poli-ester)
• Polish: poliester (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: poliéster (pt) m
• Romanian: poliester (ro) m
• Russian: полиэ́стер (ru) m (poliéstɛr), полиэфи́р (ru) m (poliefír)
• Spanish: poliéster (es) m
• Swedish: polyester (sv)
• Thai: เส้นใยสังเคราะห์ (săan bpràgòp políèttêr), พอลิเอสเทอร์ (pɔɔ-lí-èet-təə), โพลีเอสเตอร์ (poo-lii-èet-dtəə)
• Turkish: poliester, polyester (tr)
• Ukrainian: поліе́стер m (poliéster), поліефі́р m (poliefír)

Adjective

polyester (not comparable)

1. Of, or consisting of polyesters.
2. (derogatory) Low quality or inauthentic; produced with minimal effort.
   • 1988 April 15, Laura Flaherty, “The Woman in Pink”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     Her short stout body was packed into pale pink polyester pants and a matching buttonfront vest.

   • [2026 August 18, Rachel Hale, Owen Carry, “'Polyester’ is Gen Z’s newest viral insult. Here’s what it means.”, in USA Today‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 September 2026, Health and Wellness:

     That term, "polyester," is popping up more and more online. In short, Gen Zers are using it to call something low-quality or cheap.]

Translations

of or consisting of polyester

• Dutch: polyester (nl)
• Finnish: polyesteri (fi), polyesterinen
• Greek: πολυεστερικός (el) (polyesterikós)
• Polish: poliestrowy (pl)
• Scottish Gaelic: polaidheastair
• Serbo-Croatian: polièster (sh) m
• Swedish: polyester (sv)

Anagrams

• polytrees, proselyte

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *akēō

Latin aceō

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Italic *-skō

Latin -scō

Latin acēscō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Latin acētumbor.

Proto-West Germanic *aket

Proto-West Germanic *atek

Old High German eȥȥih

Middle High German eȥȥich

German Essich

German Essig

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der.

Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō

Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō)

▲

Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?

Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der.

Latin aethērbor.

German Äther

blend?

German Esterbor.

English ester

English polyesterbor.

Czech polyester

Borrowed from English polyester.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpolɪjɛstɛr]

Noun

polyester m inan

1. (organic chemistry) polyester

Declension

Declension of polyester (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	polyester	polyestery
genitive	polyesteru	polyesterů
dative	polyesteru	polyesterům
accusative	polyester	polyestery
vocative	polyestere	polyestery
locative	polyesteru	polyesterech
instrumental	polyesterem	polyestery

Further reading

• “polyester”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “polyester”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English polyester.

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Hérault)):

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• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

polyester m (plural polyesters)

1. polyester

Further reading

• “polyester”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Turkish

Alternative forms

• poliester

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *akēō

Latin aceō

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Italic *-skō

Latin -scō

Latin acēscō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Latin acētumbor.

Proto-West Germanic *aket

Proto-West Germanic *atek

Old High German eȥȥih

Middle High German eȥȥich

German Essich

German Essig

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der.

Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō

Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō)

▲

Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?

Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der.

Latin aethērbor.

German Äther

blend?

German Esterbor.

English ester

English polyesterbor.

Turkish polyester

Borrowed from English polyester.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɫ.jesˈteɾ/

Noun

polyester (definite accusative polyesteri, plural polyesterler)

1. polyester

Declension

Declension of polyester

singular plural nominative polyester polyesterler definite accusative polyesteri polyesterleri dative polyestere polyesterlere locative polyesterde polyesterlerde ablative polyesterden polyesterlerden genitive polyesterin polyesterlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular polyesterim polyesterlerim 2nd singular polyesterin polyesterlerin 3rd singular polyesteri polyesterleri 1st plural polyesterimiz polyesterlerimiz 2nd plural polyesteriniz polyesterleriniz 3rd plural polyesterleri polyesterleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular polyesterimi polyesterlerimi 2nd singular polyesterini polyesterlerini 3rd singular polyesterini polyesterlerini 1st plural polyesterimizi polyesterlerimizi 2nd plural polyesterinizi polyesterlerinizi 3rd plural polyesterlerini polyesterlerini dative singular plural 1st singular polyesterime polyesterlerime 2nd singular polyesterine polyesterlerine 3rd singular polyesterine polyesterlerine 1st plural polyesterimize polyesterlerimize 2nd plural polyesterinize polyesterlerinize 3rd plural polyesterlerine polyesterlerine locative singular plural 1st singular polyesterimde polyesterlerimde 2nd singular polyesterinde polyesterlerinde 3rd singular polyesterinde polyesterlerinde 1st plural polyesterimizde polyesterlerimizde 2nd plural polyesterinizde polyesterlerinizde 3rd plural polyesterlerinde polyesterlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular polyesterimden polyesterlerimden 2nd singular polyesterinden polyesterlerinden 3rd singular polyesterinden polyesterlerinden 1st plural polyesterimizden polyesterlerimizden 2nd plural polyesterinizden polyesterlerinizden 3rd plural polyesterlerinden polyesterlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular polyesterimin polyesterlerimin 2nd singular polyesterinin polyesterlerinin 3rd singular polyesterinin polyesterlerinin 1st plural polyesterimizin polyesterlerimizin 2nd plural polyesterinizin polyesterlerinizin 3rd plural polyesterlerinin polyesterlerinin