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Polyester Pronunciation
Polyester is pronounced pah-lee-E-ster, IPA /ˌpɑˌliˈɛstɝ/.
pah-lee-E-ster
US /ˌpɑˌliˈɛstɝ/ · UK /ˈpɒlɪəstə/
Syllables: pah · lee · E · ster (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: A synthetic fabric spun from plastic fibres.
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Polyester in a Sentence
- The shirt is a cotton and polyester blend.
- Polyester dries faster than wool.
- Cheap polyester traps heat in summer.
Common Mispronunciations of Polyester
Not POH-lee-es-ter
Nothing in the first half is loud. The peak waits for E in third place, and the o before it is short, the vowel of hot.
Not puh-LY-es-ter
The ly in the middle is a flat lee, not the lie of apply, so the word runs pah-lee rather than puh-ly.
Tip: Four beats, and the ester half is said like the name Esther without its h.
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