Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misfortunes never come singly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
mis-for-tunes n-ev-er -come s-ing-ly
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
8
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Bad things or situations always come in groups or streaks; they never come in a single way.

Inflected Forms

misfortunes never come alone (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

bad things come in threes

Synonyms

it never rains but it pours when it rains, it pours

Questions

What does misfortunes never come singly mean?
Bad things or situations always come in groups or streaks; they never come in a single way.

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