kennedy

Other forms of kennedy

plural

kennedies·

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 kennedy

What does kennedy mean?

kennedy means "35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in kennedy?

kennedy has 3 syllables: ken-ne-dy. The stress falls on "ken". In IPA it is /ˈkɛnədi/.

What is another word for kennedy?

Close synonyms include Jack Kennedy, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, JFK, President Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy. 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 kennedy a common word?

kennedy 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.