Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dear lord

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: dear lord
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Expressing strong emotion, such as teariness or frustration.

Example Sentences

"Oh, dear Lord, how I do miss your po' sister! I never hed to ask her to git anything; she done it without askin'. She wor too good to live, she wor!"
"We thought he must have been delayed... we thought... dear Lord, he can't be dead."

Synonyms

wow

Questions

What does dear lord mean?: Expressing strong emotion, such as teariness or frustration.

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