Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: there is no -such thing as bad weath-er, on-ly bad -cloth-ing
IPA

78

Scrabble Score

45

Letters

6

Syllables

17

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Any type of weather can be endured if adequate clothing is worn.

Example Sentences

"The Danish early childhood educators say there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing."

Etymology

First known usage is in German in 1874, attributed to Heinrich Simon. Originally phrased as "There is no such thing as bad weather, there are only good clothes". Appears in its modern English form (with "bad clothes") by 1941.

Questions

What does there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing mean?: Any type of weather can be endured if adequate clothing is worn.
Where does there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing come from?: First known usage is in German in 1874, attributed to Heinrich Simon. Originally phrased as "There is no such thing as bad weather, there are only good clothes". Appears in its modern English form (with "bad clothes") by 1941.

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