adrian

Other forms of adrian

plural

adrians·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about adrian

What does adrian mean?

adrian means "Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in adrian?

adrian has 3 syllables: a-dri-an. The stress falls on "a". In IPA it is /ˈeɪdɹiən/.

What is another word for adrian?

Close synonyms include Hadrian, Publius Aelius Hadrianus, Edgar Douglas Adrian, Baron Adrian. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is adrian a common word?

adrian is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.