envoy

Other forms of envoy

plural

envoys·

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 envoy

What does envoy mean?

envoy means "a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in envoy?

envoy has 2 syllables: en-voy. The stress falls on "en". In IPA it is /ˈɛnvɔɪ/.

What is another word for envoy?

Close synonyms include envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary, emissary, envoi. 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 envoy a common word?

envoy 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.