gibson

Other forms of gibson

plural

gibsons·

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 gibson

What does gibson mean?

gibson means "United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the `Gibson girl' (1867-1944)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in gibson?

gibson has 2 syllables: gib-son. The stress falls on "gib". In IPA it is /ˈɡɪbsən/.

What is another word for gibson?

Close synonyms include C. D. Gibson, Charles Dana Gibson, Mel Gibson, Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, Althea Gibson. 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 gibson a common word?

gibson 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.