ives

Other forms of ives

plural

iveses·

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 ives

What does ives mean?

ives means "United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ives?

ives has 1 syllable: ives. In IPA it is /ˈaɪvz/.

What is another word for ives?

Close synonyms include Charles Edward Ives, James Ives, James Merritt Ives. 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 ives a common word?

ives 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.