benedict

Other forms of benedict

plural

benedicts·

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 benedict

What does benedict mean?

benedict means "United States anthropologist (1887-1948)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in benedict?

benedict has 3 syllables: ben-e-dict. The stress falls on "ben". In IPA it is /ˈbɛnəˌdɪkt/.

What is another word for benedict?

Close synonyms include Ruth Benedict, Ruth Fulton, Saint Benedict, St. Benedict, benedick. 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 benedict a common word?

benedict is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with benedict?

4 words rhyme with benedict. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.