berkeley

Other forms of berkeley

plural

berkeleys·

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 berkeley

What does berkeley mean?

berkeley means "Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in berkeley?

berkeley has 2 syllables: ber-keley. The stress falls on "ber". In IPA it is /ˈbɝkli/.

What is another word for berkeley?

Close synonyms include Bishop Berkeley, George Berkeley. 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 berkeley a common word?

berkeley 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.