luminary

Questions about luminary

What does luminary mean?

luminary means "a celebrity who is an inspiration to others".

How many syllables are in luminary?

luminary has 4 syllables: lu-mi-nar-y. The stress falls on "lu". In IPA it is /ˈluməˌnɛɹi/.

What is another word for luminary?

Close synonyms include leading light, guiding light, notable, notability. 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 luminary a common word?

luminary is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met 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 luminary?

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