shakspere

1. 1.

   English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

   SynonymsShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam ShakspereBard of Avon

   Broaderdramatistpoet

Other forms of shakspere

plural

shaksperes·

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 shakspere

What does shakspere mean?

shakspere means "English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)".

How many syllables are in shakspere?

shakspere has 2 syllables: shak-spere. The stress falls on "shak".

What is another word for shakspere?

Close synonyms include Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, William Shakspere, Bard of Avon. 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 shakspere a common word?

shakspere 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.