Phrase guide

nom de plume

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌnɒm də ˈpluːm/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌnɒ̃ -/
  • General-American: /ˌnɑm də ˈplum/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A pen name or pseudonym.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pseudonym

2

noun

Meaning 2

an author's pseudonym

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pen name

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pseudonym, anonym, nom de guerre

History

Etymology

Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from nom (“name”) + de (“of”) + plume (“feather”), by analogy with the borrowed nom de guerre.