Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bi

/biː/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: bi
IPA: /biː/

4

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Clipping of bisexual.

Slang

adj

Clipping of bigender.

Slang

noun

Clipping of bisexual: A bisexual person.

Slang

noun

A biceps muscle.

Colloquial

noun

A type of jade disk produced in ancient China.

noun

Initialism of business interruption.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of business informatics.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of business intelligence.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I'm straight, but my oldest sister is bi."
"For some reason, I'm feeling _very_ sensitive to bi-discrimination tonight. I'm really not trying to mock the points being made here, it's just that many of the same arguments can be turned around and used to describe the discrimination that bis face."
"You cannot train your back without regard to your tris and bis."

Etymology

Clipping of biceps.

Word Breakdown

Root: 璧

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /biː/
British English: /biː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bis (plural) pi (alternative)

Derived Forms

antibi bicon bidar biness biphobic cisbi

Phrases

bi-curious forced bi bi-

Frequently Paired Words

pan mono bi-

Synonyms

bi AC/DC ambisextrous curious flexible Kinsey 3 open-minded switch-hitting versatile bisexual switch hitter fence sitter

Homonyms

bye buy by b be Bea bee

Rhymes With

by my why high try guy buy july drive-by die eye hi

Questions

How do you pronounce bi?: The recorded pronunciation is /biː/.
What does bi mean?: Clipping of bisexual.
Where does bi come from?: Clipping of biceps.

How to pronounce bi

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