american dream
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.81 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The ideal stressing egalitarianism and that every citizen of the United States should have an equal opportunity to achieve material prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of American Dream.
Example Sentences
- "They are not racists or sick; they are not guilty of the crime that plagues the land. They are black and they are white —they're native born and foreign born—they're young and they're old. […] They give drive to the spirit of America. They give lift to the American Dream."
- "If America has stood for anything unique in the history of the world, it has been for the American dream, the belief in the common man and the insistence upon his having, as far as possible, equal opportunity in every way with the rich one."
- "But there has been also the American dream, that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement."
- "“The whole notion of the American dream,” said Frank Levy, an M.I.T. economist, “described a mass upward mobility that is just a lot harder to achieve right now.”"
- "Now, a new crop of Republican candidates and elected officials are using the phrase in a different way, invoking the same promise but arguing in speeches, ads and mailings that the American dream is dying or in danger, threatened by what they see as rampant crime, unchecked illegal immigration, burdensome government regulations and liberal social policies."
- "Our confidence is back. And the American dream is surging —bigger and better than ever before."
Etymology
Origin
Inflected Forms
the American Dream (canonical)
American Dreams (plural)