epitome

Other forms of epitome

plural

epitomes·

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 epitome

What does epitome mean?

epitome means "a standard or typical example". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in epitome?

epitome has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ɪˈpɪtəmi/.

What is another word for epitome?

Close synonyms include prototype, paradigm, image. 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 epitome a common word?

epitome 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.