Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

no offense

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
no of-fense
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

I intend no offense by these remarks.

Etymology

An ellipsis of I mean no offense or no offense meant.

Inflected Forms

no offence (alternative)

Phrases

I'm not being funny present company excepted present company excluded with all due respect

Frequently Paired Words

I'm not being funny present company excepted present company excluded with all due respect none taken

Questions

What does no offense mean?
I intend no offense by these remarks.
Where does no offense come from?
An ellipsis of I mean no offense or no offense meant.

How to pronounce no offense

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