lear

Other forms of lear

plural

lears·

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 lear

What does lear mean?

lear means "British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lear?

lear has 1 syllable: lear. In IPA it is /ˈlɪɹ/.

What is another word for lear?

Close synonyms include Edward Lear, King Lear. 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 lear a common word?

lear 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.

What rhymes with lear?

5 words rhyme with lear. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.