genre

Other forms of genre

plural

genres·

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 genre

What does genre mean?

genre means "a kind of literary or artistic work". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in genre?

genre has 2 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈʒɑnɹə/.

What is another word for genre?

Close synonyms include writing style, literary genre, music genre, musical genre, musical style. 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 genre a common word?

genre 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.