Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leave little to the imagination

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: leave lit-tle -to the imag-i-na-tion
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

27

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reveal the greater part of a person's body, or parts usually kept hidden out of modesty.

Example Sentences

"Baartman’s seminaked display left little to the imagination and reinforced England’s obsession with bottoms, both literally and figuratively."
"The emerald-green bathing suit pulled taut across boyish hips and decidedly unboyish breasts, the wet material leaving little to the imagination […]"

Inflected Forms

leaves little to the imagination (present, singular) leaving little to the imagination (participle, present) left little to the imagination (participle, past) left little to the imagination (past)

Questions

What does leave little to the imagination mean?: To reveal the greater part of a person's body, or parts usually kept hidden out of modesty.

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