Plural of role
regular plural
The plural of role is roles.
Forms of role
| Singular | role /ɹəʊl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | roles /ɹəʊlz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Roles in a sentence
- His face fit his roles: now smiling, now earnest, now glowering, now raging.From the entry now
- He could perform by rote any of his roles in Shakespeare.From the entry rote
- In the past, parenting was a more gendered activity with more distinct male and female roles.From the entry gendered
- Nonfighting members of the armed forces have important strategic and logistical roles.From the entry nonfighting
- The cast was a murderers' row, with five Oscar winners in supporting roles.From the entry murderers' row
Meaning of role
- noun A character or part played by a performer or actor.
- noun The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.
- noun The function or position of something.
Questions about the plural of role
- What is the plural of role?
- The plural of role is roles.
- Is role countable?
- Role is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: role (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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