karloff

1. 1.

   United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969)

   SynonymsBoris KarloffWilliam Henry Pratt

   Broaderactor

Other forms of karloff

plural

karloffs·

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 karloff

What does karloff mean?

karloff means "United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969)".

How many syllables are in karloff?

karloff has 2 syllables: kar-loff. The stress falls on "kar".

What is another word for karloff?

Close synonyms include Boris Karloff, William Henry Pratt. 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 karloff a common word?

karloff is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.