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Plural of talisman

regular plural

The plural of talisman is talismans.

Forms of talisman

Singulartalisman /ˈtæl.ɪsˌmæn/
Pluraltalismans /ˈtæ.lɪs.mænz/
Countablecountable

Less standard forms: talismen (nonstandard).

Talismans in a sentence

  • Maneki neko are Japanese talismans and are thought to bring good fortune and wealth to their owners.2017, Heather Galler, “Maneki Neko”, in Folk Art Fusion: Learn to Paint Colorful Contemporary Folk Art in Acrylic, Walter Foster…. From the entry maneki neko
  • Despite their magic talismans and enchanted weapons, and even with the great powers they possessed, the faëries were eventually conquered.2011, David Andrew Crawford, Dark Solus: An Assassin’s Tale, Strategic Book Group, →ISBN, page 54. From the entry faërie
  • The simplest action was fraught with danger, and could only be accomplished with the aid of talismans and counter-spells, and people lived in constant dread of the unknown.1936, Rollo Ahmed, “The Earliest Records of Black Magic”, in The Black Art, London: Senate, Studio Editions, published 1994, →ISBN, part…. From the entry fraught

Meaning of talisman

  1. noun A magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or conferring the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or certain powers.
  2. verb To adorn with a talisman.
  3. noun A mullah (Islamic religious scholar).

Full definition of talisman

Questions about the plural of talisman

What is the plural of talisman?
The plural of talisman is talismans.
Is talisman countable?
Talisman is a countable noun.
Is talismen correct?
talismen is marked nonstandard in Wiktionary. The usual plural of talisman is talismans.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: talisman (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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