genesis

Other forms of genesis

plural

geneses

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 genesis

What does genesis mean?

genesis means "a coming into being". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in genesis?

genesis has 3 syllables: gen-e-sis. The stress falls on "gen". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɛnəsəs/.

What is another word for genesis?

Close synonyms include generation, Book of Genesis. 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 genesis a common word?

genesis 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.

What rhymes with genesis?

2 words rhyme with genesis. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.