Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

red sky at night, sailors' delight; red sky at morn, sailors forlorn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
red sky at night, -sailors' de-light; red sky at -morn, -sailors -for-lorn
IPA
83
Scrabble Score
53
Letters
7
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of red sky at night, sailors' delight; red sky at morning, sailors take warning.

Inflected Forms

red sky at night (canonical) sailors' delight; red sky at morn (canonical) sailors forlorn (canonical)

Questions

What does red sky at night, sailors' delight; red sky at morn, sailors forlorn mean?
Alternative form of red sky at night, sailors' delight; red sky at morning, sailors take warning.

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