namely

1. 1.

   as follows

   Synonymsviz.that is to sayto witvidelicet

Questions about namely

What does namely mean?

namely means "as follows".

How many syllables are in namely?

namely has 2 syllables: name-ly. The stress falls on "name". In IPA it is /ˈneɪmli/.

What is another word for namely?

Close synonyms include viz., that is to say, to wit, videlicet. 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 namely a common word?

namely 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.