evans

Other forms of evans

plural

evanses·

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 evans

What does evans mean?

evans means "United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in evans?

evans has 2 syllables: ev-ans. The stress falls on "ev". In IPA it is /ˈɛvənz/.

What is another word for evans?

Close synonyms include Herbert McLean Evans, Arthur Evans, Sir Arthur John Evans. 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 evans a common word?

evans is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.