viii

1. 1.

   the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

   Synonymseight8eightereighter from Decaturoctadogdoadoctonaryoctet

   Broaderdigit

1. 1.

   being one more than seven

   Synonymseight8

   Similarcardinal

Other forms of viii

plural

viiis·

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 viii

What does viii mean?

viii means "the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in viii?

viii has 3 syllables and divides as vi-i-i under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for viii?

Close synonyms include eight, 8, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad. 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 viii a common word?

viii is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.