jenny

Other forms of jenny

plural

jennies·

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 jenny

What does jenny mean?

jenny means "United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in jenny?

jenny has 2 syllables: jen-ny. The stress falls on "jen". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɛni/.

What is another word for jenny?

Close synonyms include William Le Baron Jenny, jennet, jenny ass. 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 jenny a common word?

jenny is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.