percy

1. 1.

   United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)

   SynonymsWalker Percy

   Broaderwriter
2. 2.

   English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)

   SynonymsSir Henry PercyHotspurHarry Hotspur

   Broadersoldier

Other forms of percy

plural

percies·

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 percy

What does percy mean?

percy means "United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in percy?

percy has 2 syllables: per-cy. The stress falls on "per". In IPA it is /ˈpɝsi/.

What is another word for percy?

Close synonyms include Walker Percy, Sir Henry Percy, Hotspur, Harry Hotspur. 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 percy a common word?

percy is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.