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it takes all kinds to make a world

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
it -takes al-l kind-s -to -make a -world
IPA
46
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Diversity is essential: the world would be incomplete if everyone were alike; an expression of surprise at a person or people's eccentricity.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of Spanish de todos ha de haber en el mundo (“There must be of all [types] in the world”), Miguel de Cervantes, El ingenioso caballero Don Quijote de la Mancha, Capítulo VI, 1615 (Don Quixote, Volume 2, Chapter VI); translated 1620, Shelton, as "In the world there must surely be of all sorts." and appeared in various forms thereafter.

Inflected Forms

it takes all kinds (alternative) it takes all sorts (alternative) it takes all sorts to make a world (alternative) it takes all types (alternative) it takes all types to make a world (alternative)

Phrases

different strokes for different folks horses for courses variety is the spice of life vive la différence

Frequently Paired Words

different strokes for different folks horses for courses variety is the spice of life vive la différence

Questions

What does it takes all kinds to make a world mean?
Diversity is essential: the world would be incomplete if everyone were alike; an expression of surprise at a person or people's eccentricity.
Where does it takes all kinds to make a world come from?
Calque of Spanish de todos ha de haber en el mundo (“There must be of all [types] in the world”), Miguel de Cervantes, El ingenioso caballero Don Quijote de la Mancha, Capítulo VI, 1615 (Don Quixote, Volume 2, Chapter VI); translated 1620, Shelton, as "In the world there must surely be of all sorts." and appeared in various forms thereafter.

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