sybil
/sˈɪbɪl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
Ellipsis of Sybil attack.
name
A female given name from Ancient Greek, the most popular spelling variant of Sibyl since the 19th century.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Sybil.
Example Sentences
- "Alternative form: sybil"
- "The Library looked tranquil enough as I entered it, and the Sybil—if Sybil she were, was seated snugly enough in an easy chair at the chimney-corner."
- ""I beg your pardon," said Egremont blushing; "I was reading your name. I thought I was reading it to myself. Sybil Gerard! What a beautiful name is Sybil!" "My mother's name," said Gerard; "and my grandame's name, and a name I believe that has been about our hearth as long as our race; and that's a very long time indeed," he added smiling, "for we were tall men in King John's reign, as I have heard say.""