writings

Other forms of writings

plural

writingses·

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 writings

What does writings mean?

writings means "the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures".

How many syllables are in writings?

writings has 2 syllables: wri-tings. The stress falls on "wri". In IPA it is /ˈɹaɪtɪŋz/.

What is another word for writings?

Close synonyms include Hagiographa, Ketubim. 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 writings a common word?

writings 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.