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speech is silver, silence is golden

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
speech is sil-ver, si-lence is -gold-en
IPA
43
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Not saying anything is often better than speaking too much or saying something inappropriate.

Inflected Forms

speech is silver, but silence is golden (alternative) speech is silver, silence is gold (alternative)

Phrases

silver tongue golden silence loose lips sink ships

Frequently Paired Words

silver tongue golden silence loose lips sink ships

Questions

What does speech is silver, silence is golden mean?
Not saying anything is often better than speaking too much or saying something inappropriate.

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