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

In August of 2024, I walked the Himalayan ranges of Venice with Dennis Hathaway and his wife, Laura Silagi, who had taken a hard fall on one of their neighborhood’s countless volcanic sidewalks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

“There’s a great book by Dennis Prager called ‘Think a Second Time,’” said Robert Keenan, the prosecutor, referring to the conservative talk show host.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Alexander Dennis was planning to end all manufacturing around Falkirk and Larbert.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Alexander Dennis said the proposal would safeguard about 200 skilled manufacturing and support jobs which were previously at risk of redundancy, but that 115 posts would be lost.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

He winked at them as he sat down at the end of the staff table and watched Dennis Creevey putting on the Sorting Hat.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling