Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hunger is a good sauce

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: hunger is a -good sauce
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.

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Example Sentences

"His bread and cheese were somewhat dry, to be sure; his ale had become flat, and considerably warmer than was desirable; but hunger is a good sauce, and thirst is not particular."

Usage

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Synonyms

hunger is the best sauce hunger is the best spice hunger is the best pickle hunger is the best seasoning

Questions

What does hunger is a good sauce mean?: Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.

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