paraphernalia

Other forms of paraphernalia

plural

paraphernalias·

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 paraphernalia

What does paraphernalia mean?

paraphernalia means "equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.".

How many syllables are in paraphernalia?

paraphernalia has 5 syllables: par-a-pher-na-lia. The stress falls on "na". In IPA it is /ˌpɛɹəfəˈneɪljə/.

What is another word for paraphernalia?

Close synonyms include gear, appurtenance. 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 paraphernalia a common word?

paraphernalia 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.

What rhymes with paraphernalia?

1 word rhymes with paraphernalia. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.