regular
/ˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular).
adj
Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size
adj
Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence.
adj
Of a moon or other satellite: following a relatively close and prograde orbit with little inclination or eccentricity.
adj
Example Sentences
- "regular clergy, in distinction from the secular clergy"
- "A quarter of a million strong in 1680, the clergy was only half as large in 1789. The unpopular regular clergy were the worst affected."
- "April may be the cruellest month, but I am planning to render it civilised and to take my antibiotics in a regular manner."
- "He made regular visits to go see his mother."
- ""Walked" is the past tense of the regular verb "to walk"."
- "“I don’t see how you can write and act such splendid things, Jo. You’re a regular Shakespeare!” exclaimed Beth, who firmly believed that her sisters were gifted with wonderful genius in all things."
Etymology
From Middle English reguler, from Anglo-Norman reguler, Middle French reguler, regulier, and their source, Latin rēgulāris (“continuing rules for guidance”), from rēgula (“rule”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“move in a straight line”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₃reǵ-, reguler, rēgulāris
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/
- British English: /ˈɹɛɡjʊlə/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more regular (comparative)
most regular (superlative)
reg'lar (alternative)
reg (alternative)
reg. (alternative)
regulars (plural)