Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

revolutions are not made with rosewater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: rev-o-lu-tion-s are not -made with- rose-wa-ter
IPA

49

Scrabble Score

34

Letters

9

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Transformative changes require sacrifice.

Etymology

From Nicolas Chamfort (1789): :voulez‐vous qu'on vous fasse des révolutions à l'eau rose? :do you want us to make you revolutions with rosewater?

Synonyms

you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

Questions

What does revolutions are not made with rosewater mean?: Transformative changes require sacrifice.
Where does revolutions are not made with rosewater come from?: From Nicolas Chamfort (1789): :voulez‐vous qu'on vous fasse des révolutions à l'eau rose? :do you want us to make you revolutions with rosewater?

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