Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mens

/mˈɛnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: mens
IPA: /mˈɛnz/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of men (“plural of man”).

noun

Obsolete form of men's.

Obsolete

noun

Misspelling of men's.

noun

Clipping of menstruation.

Colloquial

name

Example Sentences

"Mens hearts failing them for feare, and for looking after those things which are comming on the earth; For the powers of heauen shall be shaken."
"A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory Of calling shapes, and beckning shadows dire, And airy tongues, that syllable mens names On Sands, and Shoars, and desert Wildernesses."
"Bring candid Eyes unto the peruſal of mens works, and let not Zoiliſm or Detraction blaſt well intended labours."

Usage

Phrases

mens rea

Frequently Paired Words

womens peoples menz mens rea

Homonyms

menz

Rhymes With

men's lens tens pens benz cleanse hens sens when's gens dens glens

Questions

How do you pronounce mens?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛnz/.
What does mens mean?: Alternative form of men (“plural of man”).

How to pronounce mens

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