Meanings
adjectivepolyester (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, or consisting of polyesters.
- derogatorynot comparableLow 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 Reader1 more example
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
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*akēō
- Latinaceō
- Latinacēscō
- Latinacētum
- Proto-West Germanic*aket
- Proto-West Germanic*atek
- Old High Germaneȥȥih
- Middle High Germaneȥȥich
- GermanEssich
- GermanEssig
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
- Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
- Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
- Latinaethēr
- GermanÄther
- GermanEster
- Englishester
- Englishpolyester
Translations
Arabic بُولْيَسْتَر
- بُولْيَسْتَر (būlyastar)polymer
Bulgarian полие́стер
- полие́стер (poliéster)polymer
Catalan polièster
- polièsterpolymer
Chinese Mandarin 聚酯
- 聚酯 (jùzhǐ)polymer
Czech polyester
- polyesterpolymer
Danish polyester
- polyesterpolymer
Dutch polyester, polyester
- polyesterpolymer
- polyesterof or consisting of polyester
Estonian polüester
- polüesterpolymer
Finnish polyesteri, polyesteri
- polyesteripolymer
- polyesteriof or consisting of polyester
- polyesterinenof or consisting of polyester
French polyester
- polyesterpolymer
German Polyester
- Polyesterpolymer
Greek πολυεστέρας, πολυεστερικός
- πολυεστέρας (polyestéras)polymer
- πολυεστερικός (polyesterikós)of or consisting of polyester
Hebrew פּוֹלִיאֶסְטֶר
- פּוֹלִיאֶסְטֶר (poliéster)polymer
Hindi पॉलिएस्टर
- पॉलिएस्टर (pŏliesṭar)polymer
Hungarian poliészter
- poliészterpolymer
Icelandic pólýester
- pólýesterpolymer
Indonesian poliester
- poliesterpolymer
Italian poliestere
- poliesterepolymer
Japanese ポリエステル
- ポリエステル (poriesuteru)polymer
Korean 폴리에스테르, 폴리에스터
- 폴리에스테르 (pollieseutereu)polymer
- 폴리에스터 (pollieseuteo)polymer
Malay poliester
- poliesterpolymer
Māori pareaku
- pareakupolymer
Norwegian Bokmål polyester
- polyesterpolymer
Persian پلیاستر
- پلیاستر (poli-ester)polymer
Polish poliester, poliestrowy
- poliesterpolymer
- poliestrowyof or consisting of polyester
Portuguese poliéster
- poliésterpolymer
Romanian poliester
- poliesterpolymer
Russian полиэ́стер, полиэфи́р
- полиэ́стер (poliéstɛr)polymer
- полиэфи́р (poliefír)polymer
Spanish poliéster
- poliésterpolymer
Swedish polyester, polyester
- polyesterpolymer
- polyesterof or consisting of polyester
Thai เส้นใยสังเคราะห์, พอลิเอสเทอร์
- เส้นใยสังเคราะห์ (săan bpràgòp políèttêr)polymer
- พอลิเอสเทอร์ (pɔɔ-lí-èet-təə)polymer
- โพลีเอสเตอร์ (poo-lii-èet-dtəə)polymer
Turkish poliester, polyester
- poliesterpolymer
- polyesterpolymer
Ukrainian поліе́стер, поліефі́р
- поліе́стер (poliéster)polymer
- поліефі́р (poliefír)polymer
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with polyester
investorsemesterChesterLeicesterEsthertesterLesterestersylvestertrimesterHesterjesterCirencesterwesterfestermolesterbesterpesterdivestersequesterarresterquestergestorDistrict of Chester
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
polyester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyester
MLA
“polyester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyester. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyester,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyester.
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