Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

under someone's nose

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: un-der- -some-one's nose
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Directly in front of one; clearly visible.

prep_phrase

Obvious or apparent.

Example Sentences

"I searched for my glasses for twenty minutes, and finally found them right under my nose."
"If we had paid more attention, we would have found that answer was under our noses the whole time."

Questions

What does under someone's nose mean?: Directly in front of one; clearly visible.

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