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

Authorities recovered large amounts of fireworks from the Jefferson Park property and discovered a man dead, Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Dennis Orris said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Instead, he said a review into intelligence and law enforcement agencies by the country's former spy chief Dennis Richardson was the best way to respond to the shooting.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

So Dennis Wilder, then the senior director for East Asian affairs at the National Security Council, had an idea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

To find some individual stocks, we looked at 22V Research’s Dennis DeBusschere’s screen.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Baba and Zeide, Uncle Bill and Aunt Sylvia, and Dennis and Lily all come, of course.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar