simon

1. 1.

   one of the twelve Apostles (first century)

   SynonymsSt. SimonSimon ZelotesSimon the ZealotSimon the Canaanite

   BroaderApostlesaint
2. 2.

   United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942)

   SynonymsPaul Simon

   Broadersingersongwriter
3. 3.

   United States playwright noted for light comedies (born in 1927)

   SynonymsNeil SimonMarvin Neil Simon

   Broaderdramatist
4. 4.

   United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science (1916-2001)

   SynonymsHerb SimonHerbert A. SimonHerbert Alexander Simon

   Broadereconomistpsychologist

Other forms of simon

plural

simons·

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 simon

What does simon mean?

simon means "one of the twelve Apostles (first century)". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in simon?

simon has 2 syllables: si-mon. The stress falls on "si". In IPA it is /ˈsaɪmən/.

What is another word for simon?

Close synonyms include St. Simon, Simon Zelotes, Simon the Zealot, Simon the Canaanite, Paul Simon. 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 simon a common word?

simon is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.