polyester
/ˈpɑliˌɛstə(r)/
polyester noun: any polymer whose monomers are linked together by ester bonds.
Noun
polyester (countable and uncountable, plural polyesters)
Adjective
polyester (not comparable)
- Of, or consisting of polyesters.
- Low quality or inauthentic; produced with minimal effort.
- Her short stout body was packed into pale pink polyester pants and a matching buttonfront vest.1988 April 15, Laura Flaherty, “The Woman in Pink”, in Chicago Reader
- That term, "polyester," is popping up more and more online. In short, Gen Zers are using it to call something low-quality or cheap.[2026 August 18, Rachel Hale, Owen Carry, “'Polyester’ is Gen Z’s newest viral insult. Here’s what it means.”, in USA Today, →ISSN, →OCLC, retrieved 19 Aug 2026, Health and Wellness
polyester meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
polyester in Hindi
- polymer
- पॉलिएस्टर pŏliesṭar
polyester in Tamil
- பன்னிசார், பலமரிழை, பாலியெஸ்ட்டர்
polyester in Bengali
- পলিয়েস্টার
polyester in Kannada
- ಪಾಲಿಯೆಸ್ಟರ್, ಒಂದು ಬಗೆಯ ಪ್ಲಾಸ್ಟಿಕ್
More languagesFewer languages
- polyester in Arabic
- بُولْيَسْتَر būlyastar
- polyester in Malay
- poliester
- polyester in Indonesian
- poliester
- polyester in Persian
- پلیاستر poli-ester
- polyester in Thai
- เส้นใยสังเคราะห์ săan bpràgòp políèttêr, พอลิเอสเทอร์ pɔɔ-lí-èet-təə, โพลีเอสเตอร์ poo-lii-èet-dtəə
Examples of polyester in a sentence
- Please use polyester fiber for this shirt.
- Polyester thread was used in appropriate colours, the stitching treated as purely structural and not re-embroidery.
- Sniffers of fuzzy-tipped drumsticks, owners of spit-caked clarinets, and donners of fringy polyester uniforms.
Forms of polyester
| plural | polyesters |
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Origin of polyester
From poly- + ester.
Words formed from polyester
Phrases with polyester
Words that rhyme with polyester
Questions about polyester
- What does polyester mean?
- Polyester means any polymer whose monomers are linked together by ester bonds.
- What is polyester in Hindi?
- Polyester in Hindi is पॉलिएस्टर (pŏliesṭar). See Polyester meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is polyester?
- Polyester can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce polyester?
- Polyester is pronounced /ˈpɑliˌɛstə(r)/.
- What is the plural of polyester?
- The plural of polyester is polyesters.
Words near polyester in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: polyester (page history and authors); polyester (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); polyester (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); polyester (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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