proverbs

1. 1.

   an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)

   SynonymsBook of Proverbs

   Broaderbook

   Part ofHagiographasapiential bookOld Testament

Other forms of proverbs

plural

proverbses·

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 proverbs

What does proverbs mean?

proverbs means "an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)".

How many syllables are in proverbs?

proverbs has 2 syllables: pro-verbs. The stress falls on "pro". In IPA it is /ˈpɹɑvɚbz/.

What is another word for proverbs?

Close synonyms include Book of Proverbs. 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 proverbs a common word?

proverbs 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.