Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweet savage romance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: sweet- sav-age ro-mance
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of romance novel featuring explicit sex and sexual aggression.

Etymology

After Sweet Savage Love (1974) by Rosemary Rogers, an early novel of this type.

Inflected Forms

sweet savage romances (plural)

Questions

What does sweet savage romance mean?: A style of romance novel featuring explicit sex and sexual aggression.
Where does sweet savage romance come from?: After Sweet Savage Love (1974) by Rosemary Rogers, an early novel of this type.

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