sullivan

Other forms of sullivan

plural

sullivans·

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 sullivan

What does sullivan mean?

sullivan means "United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows function' (1856-1924)". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sullivan?

sullivan has 3 syllables: sul-li-van. The stress falls on "sul". In IPA it is /ˈsʌləvən/.

What is another word for sullivan?

Close synonyms include Louis Sullivan, Louis Henry Sullivan, Louis Henri Sullivan, Harry Stack Sullivan, Ed Sullivan. 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 sullivan a common word?

sullivan is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.