stillborn

Questions about stillborn

What does stillborn mean?

stillborn means "failing to accomplish an intended result". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in stillborn?

stillborn has 2 syllables: still-born. The stress falls on "still". In IPA it is /ˈstɪlˈbɔɹn/.

What is another word for stillborn?

Close synonyms include abortive, unsuccessful. 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 stillborn a common word?

stillborn 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.

What rhymes with stillborn?

13 words rhyme with stillborn. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.