Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yes and amen

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: yes and a-men
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

An enthusiastic agreement.

phrase

A submissive, uncritical and unquestioning agreement.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"I take God at His word and say yes and amen to His plans."
"My boss expected us to say yes and amen to his cockamamie plans."

Usage

Colloquial

Questions

What does yes and amen mean?: An enthusiastic agreement.

How to pronounce yes and amen

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