benton

1. 1.

   United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)

   SynonymsThomas Hart Benton

   Broaderpainter
2. 2.

   United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)

   SynonymsThomas Hart BentonOld Bullion

   Broaderlegislator

Other forms of benton

plural

bentons·

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 benton

What does benton mean?

benton means "United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in benton?

benton has 2 syllables: ben-ton. The stress falls on "ben". In IPA it is /ˈbɛntən/.

What is another word for benton?

Close synonyms include Thomas Hart Benton, Thomas Hart Benton, Old Bullion. 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 benton a common word?

benton 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.