fleming

1. 1.

   British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)

   SynonymsIan FlemingIan Lancaster Fleming

   Broaderwriter
2. 2.

   Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955)

   SynonymsAlexander FlemingSir Alexander Fleming

   Broaderbacteriologist
3. 3.

   a native of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian

   BroaderBelgian

   Part ofBelgium

Other forms of fleming

plural

flemings·

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 fleming

What does fleming mean?

fleming means "British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fleming?

fleming has 2 syllables: flem-ing. The stress falls on "flem". In IPA it is /ˈflɛmɪŋ/.

What is another word for fleming?

Close synonyms include Ian Fleming, Ian Lancaster Fleming, Alexander Fleming, Sir Alexander Fleming. 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 fleming a common word?

fleming 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.