Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

house of tolerance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: house- of -tol-er-ance
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A licensed brothel.

Dated

Example Sentences

"It is like an older Paris, when the houses of tolerance put on sex shows."

Etymology

Calque of French maison de tolérance.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

houses of tolerance (plural)

Questions

What does house of tolerance mean?: A licensed brothel.
Where does house of tolerance come from?: Calque of French maison de tolérance.

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