nib

Other forms of nib

plural

nibs·

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 nib

What does nib mean?

nib means "the writing point of a pen". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in nib?

nib has 1 syllable: nib. In IPA it is /ˈnɪb/.

What is another word for nib?

Close synonyms include pen nib, beak, bill, neb, pecker. 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 nib a common word?

nib 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.