Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gay as a skylark

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: gay as a sky-lark
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of happy as a lark.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

""An' I don't know, Thady, whether it was the fineness o' the day, or the thoughts o' the good dinner we wor to have, or the kindness o' the misthress, that med my heart so light, but I filt, anyhow, as gay as any skylark."

Usage

Obsolete

Synonyms

happy as a lark

Questions

What does gay as a skylark mean?: Synonym of happy as a lark.

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