maven

Other forms of maven

plural

mavens·

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 maven

What does maven mean?

maven means "someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field".

How many syllables are in maven?

maven has 2 syllables: ma-ven. The stress falls on "ma". In IPA it is /ˈmeɪvən/.

What is another word for maven?

Close synonyms include ace, adept, champion, sensation, mavin. 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 maven a common word?

maven 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.