nero wolfe
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A wealthy gourmand with exacting standards and a wealth of knowledge on specialist subjects, especially orchids.
Example Sentences
- "One does not nave to have the income of a Nero Wolfe to play with orchids at home. One does need a good library."
- "The utilities indicate that the person is indifferent as to whether or not he washes a saucer or destroys a good egg, but that he prefers a six-egg omelet to a five-egg one and a Nero Wolfe omelet to an ordinary one"
- "Sir Abercrombie is the Nero Wolfe of Snowdonia; his vanities and obsessions focus not on food, orchids, and English language usage, but on Shakespeare quotations for all occasions."
- "In less than a year Harry had become the Nero Wolfe of cats, thanks to the tidbits fed to him by everyone. It was rumored his favorite foods were gin-soaked olives (though only the green ones), peanuts, and donuts with rainbow sprinkles."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
Nero Wolfes (plural)