Dennis

American  

[den-is] / ˈdɛn ɪs /

noun

1. John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.

2. a town in SE Massachusetts.

3. a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “of Dionysus.”

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Dennis British  

/ ˈdɛnɪs /

noun

1. C ( larence ) J ( ames ). 1876–1938, the poet of the Australian larrikin, esp in The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke (1915) and The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916)

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Example Sentences

Phia Dennis, a fashion and lifestyle Substacker, owns a 1997 green Defender that her parents bought her as a graduation gift a few years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

However, 22V Research President Dennis DeBusschere wrote over the weekend that retail is due for a “catchup,” boosted by artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Dennis R. Jenkins, project director at the California Science Center, estimated that at the height of construction, the team averaged about 400 construction workers a day.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Her son, Jack, 34, whom she shares with ex-husband Dennis Quaid, often teases his mom about her home renovation process and has even branded her work “Meg-anized.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

When Dennis Hoagland and I first met, outside the career services office of my alma mater, I thought it would be a brief affair.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee