vestal

Other forms of vestal

plural

vestals·

comparative

vestaller·

superlative

vestallest·

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 vestal

What does vestal mean?

vestal means "of or relating to Vesta". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in vestal?

vestal has 2 syllables: ves-tal. The stress falls on "ves". In IPA it is /ˈvɛstəl/.

What is another word for vestal?

Close synonyms include pure, virgin, virginal, virtuous. 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 vestal a common word?

vestal 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.