crichton

What does crichton mean?

crichton means "Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)".

How many syllables are in crichton?

crichton has 2 syllables: crich-ton. The stress falls on "crich". In IPA it is /ˈkɹɪtʃtən/.

What is another word for crichton?

Close synonyms include James Crichton, The Admirable Crichton. 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 crichton a common word?

crichton 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for crichton come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.