Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

no news is good news

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English

Syllables: no news is -good news
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

A lack of information reported about a situation suggests that nothing unfortunate has occurred.

Example Sentences

"The mail box is empty / It's empty as can be / Because there's no letters worth reading / So goes the saying / No news is good news / But not in my case / Of waiting"

Phrases

bad news travels fast

Frequently Paired Words

bad news travels fast

Questions

What does no news is good news mean?: A lack of information reported about a situation suggests that nothing unfortunate has occurred.

How to pronounce no news is good news

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