diogenes

1. 1.

   an ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social conventions (circa 400-325 BC)

   Broaderphilosopher

Other forms of diogenes

plural

diogeneses·

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 diogenes

What does diogenes mean?

diogenes means "an ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social conventions (circa 400-325 BC)".

How many syllables are in diogenes?

diogenes has 3 syllables and divides as dio-ge-nes under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.