morrison

1. 1.

   United States rock singer (1943-1971)

   SynonymsJim MorrisonJames Douglas Morrison

   Broaderrock star
2. 2.

   United States writer whose novels describe the lives of African-Americans (born in 1931)

   SynonymsToni MorrisonChloe Anthony Wofford

   Broaderwriter

Other forms of morrison

plural

morrisons·

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 morrison

What does morrison mean?

morrison means "United States rock singer (1943-1971)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in morrison?

morrison has 3 syllables: mor-ri-son. The stress falls on "mor". In IPA it is /ˈmɔɹɪsən/.

What is another word for morrison?

Close synonyms include Jim Morrison, James Douglas Morrison, Toni Morrison, Chloe Anthony Wofford. 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 morrison a common word?

morrison 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.