effigy

Other forms of effigy

plural

effigies·

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 effigy

What does effigy mean?

effigy means "a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)".

How many syllables are in effigy?

effigy has 3 syllables: ef-fi-gy. The stress falls on "ef". In IPA it is /ˈɛfɪdʒi/.

What is another word for effigy?

Close synonyms include image, simulacrum. 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 effigy a common word?

effigy 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.