libra

Other forms of libra

plural

librae

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 libra

What does libra mean?

libra means "(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in libra?

libra has 2 syllables: li-bra. The stress falls on "li". In IPA it is /ˈlibɹɑ/.

What is another word for libra?

Close synonyms include Balance, Libra the Balance, Balance, Libra the Scales. 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 libra a common word?

libra 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.