Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

of means

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.43 in modern English

Syllables: of means
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Possessing significant wealth, especially as suggesting social standing.

Example Sentences

"He seemed a person of means and leisure, but he knew nothing of recent concerts, theatres, or books."
"The reward offered by Mrs. Hasbrouck for the detection of the murderer was a very large one. She is a woman of means."
"Rich and pretty, he shows how meaningless it is to be a man of means. He in incapacitated by wealth, status and the availability of sex with good-looking people."

Phrases

man of means of modest means woman of means

Synonyms

affluent prosperous wealthy well off well-to-do

Questions

What does of means mean?: Possessing significant wealth, especially as suggesting social standing.

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