nijinsky

What does nijinsky mean?

nijinsky means "Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950)".

How many syllables are in nijinsky?

nijinsky has 3 syllables and divides as ni-jin-sky under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for nijinsky?

Close synonyms include Vaslav Nijinsky, Waslaw Nijinsky. 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 nijinsky a common word?

nijinsky 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for nijinsky come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.