kesey

1. 1.

   United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital (1935-2001)

   SynonymsKen KeseyKen Elton Kesey

   Broaderwriter

Other forms of kesey

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keseys·

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 kesey

What does kesey mean?

kesey means "United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital (1935-2001)".

How many syllables are in kesey?

kesey has 2 syllables: ke-sey. The stress falls on "ke".

What is another word for kesey?

Close synonyms include Ken Kesey, Ken Elton Kesey. 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 kesey a common word?

kesey 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.