stendhal

1. 1.

   French writer whose novels were the first to feature psychological analysis of the character (1783-1842)

   SynonymsMarie Henri Beyle

   Broaderwriter

Other forms of stendhal

plural

stendhals·

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 stendhal

What does stendhal mean?

stendhal means "French writer whose novels were the first to feature psychological analysis of the character (1783-1842)".

How many syllables are in stendhal?

stendhal has 2 syllables: stend-hal. The stress falls on "stend". In IPA it is /ˈstɛndɑl/.

What is another word for stendhal?

Close synonyms include Marie Henri Beyle. 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 stendhal a common word?

stendhal 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.