Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paley's watch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
pa-ley's watch
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hypothetical pocket watch found lying on a heath, taken to be too complex to be formed by natural forces and therefore created by some entity; used in arguments for the existence of a creator God.

Etymology

Famously mentioned in a book by William Paley in 1802, though he was not the originator.

Questions

What does paley's watch mean?
A hypothetical pocket watch found lying on a heath, taken to be too complex to be formed by natural forces and therefore created by some entity; used in arguments for the existence of a creator God.
Where does paley's watch come from?
Famously mentioned in a book by William Paley in 1802, though he was not the originator.

How to pronounce paley's watch

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “paley's watch”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “paley's watch”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “paley's watch” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.