Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

honour among thieves

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: hon-our a-mong thieves
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of honor among thieves.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Such people will observe honour among thieves because, within a closed group, failure to keep one's word is soon detected and leads to exclusion from the group, which conflicts with one's particular interests."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does honour among thieves mean?: Alternative form of honor among thieves.

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