Morris

American  

[mawr-is, mor-] / ˈmɔr ɪs, ˈmɒr- /

noun

1. Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.

2. Gouverneur 1752–1816, U.S. statesman.

3. Robert, 1734–1806, U.S. financier and statesman, born in England.

4. William, 1834–96, English painter, furniture designer, poet, and socialist writer.

5. Wright, 1910–1998, U.S. novelist.

6. a male given name, form of Maurice.

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Morris British  

/ ˈmɒrɪs /

noun

1. William. 1834–96, English poet, designer, craftsman, and socialist writer. He founded the Kelmscott Press (1890)

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Example Sentences

Morris, Ms. Wheeler writes, often “subordinated literal truth to art.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Upstairs, you’ll find the intimate karaoke studios, which are decorated with red velvet walls and brass, curved doorways that echo the building’s deco arches, says Mic Drop’s interior designer, Amy Morris of the Morris Project.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

In 1949 Morris married Elizabeth Tuckniss, a rubber planter’s daughter, and enrolled at the University of Oxford.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Man or woman, Morris remained imperious, snobbish and egocentric.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

She and her husband, Morris, moved to suburban London and continued spying for the Russians.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin