Meanings
nounPolonius (plural Poloniuses)
plural Poloniuses
- A busybody who makes poor judgments.
From the winged words of corporation executives, from the pulpits of economic Poloniuses, the same evil is identified and decried: the collapse of productivity. But are the sermons total myths?
2012, George Caffentzis, In Letters of Blood and Fire, page 30
proper noun
- A male given name of literary usage.
Origin
After the character of Polonius in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto Polonio
- Poloniomale given name of literary usage
Polish Poloniusz
- Poloniuszmale given name of literary usage
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Polonius
harmoniousparsimoniousfeloniousacrimonioussanctimoniousPetroniusceremoniouseuphoniousunceremoniousinharmoniousnoniusagoniouscommoniousdisharmoniousmelonious
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Polonius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polonius
MLA
“Polonius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polonius. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Polonius,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polonius.
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