willis

1. 1.

   English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)

   SynonymsThomas Willis

   Broaderneurologist

Other forms of willis

plural

willises·

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 willis

What does willis mean?

willis means "English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)".

How many syllables are in willis?

willis has 2 syllables: wil-lis. The stress falls on "wil". In IPA it is /ˈwɪlɪs/.

What is another word for willis?

Close synonyms include Thomas Willis. 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 willis a common word?

willis 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.