name
Meaning 1
A surname from Irish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
Guinness
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/ˈɡɪnɪs/
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rhymes with -ɪnɪs
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CMU ARPABET: G IH1 N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A brand of dark stout beer from Ireland, one of the most widely recognised brands of beer in the world, named for Arthur Guinness who first brewed it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Liffey water, vitamin G
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 3
Guinness World Records.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A serving of the beverage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Three Guinnesses please, barman.
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a kind of bitter stout
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: stout
noun
Meaning 6
English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Alec Guinness, Sir Alec Guinness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player
History
Etymology
An Anglicization of Irish Mac Aonghusa (literally “son of Angus”).
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