divan

Other forms of divan

plural

divans·

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 divan

What does divan mean?

divan means "a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in divan?

divan has 2 syllables: di-van. The stress falls on "van". In IPA it is /dɪˈvæn/.

What is another word for divan?

Close synonyms include diwan, diwan, diwan. 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 divan a common word?

divan 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 divan?

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