dignitary

Questions about dignitary

What does dignitary mean?

dignitary means "an important or influential (and often overbearing) person".

How many syllables are in dignitary?

dignitary has 4 syllables: dig-ni-tar-y. The stress falls on "dig". In IPA it is /ˈdɪɡnəˌtɛɹi/.

What is another word for dignitary?

Close synonyms include very important person, VIP, high-up, panjandrum, high muckamuck. 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 dignitary a common word?

dignitary 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 dignitary?

30 words rhyme with dignitary. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.