browne

1. 1.

   English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)

   SynonymsHablot Knight BrownePhiz

   Broaderillustrator
2. 2.

   United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867)

   SynonymsCharles Farrar BrowneArtemus Ward

   Broaderwriter

Other forms of browne

plural

brownes·

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 browne

What does browne mean?

browne means "English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in browne?

browne has 1 syllable: browne. In IPA it is /ˈbɹaʊn/.

What is another word for browne?

Close synonyms include Hablot Knight Browne, Phiz, Charles Farrar Browne, Artemus Ward. 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 browne a common word?

browne is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. 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 browne?

1 word rhymes with browne. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.