brady

1. 1.

   United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)

   SynonymsMathew B. Brady

   Broaderphotographer
2. 2.

   United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917)

   SynonymsJames Buchanan BradyDiamond Jim BradyDiamond Jim

   Broaderfinancier

Other forms of brady

plural

bradies·

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 brady

What does brady mean?

brady means "United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in brady?

brady has 2 syllables: bra-dy. The stress falls on "bra". In IPA it is /ˈbɹeɪdi/.

What is another word for brady?

Close synonyms include Mathew B. Brady, James Buchanan Brady, Diamond Jim Brady, Diamond Jim. 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 brady a common word?

brady 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.