Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thick and thin

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: thick- and thin
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Both thickets and thin woodland; all obstacles in a path (including bad weather).

Uncountable

noun

Both good and bad times.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His tyreling Jade he fiersly forth did push / Through thicke and thin, both over banck and bush [...]"
"As Joan of France, or English Mall, / Through perils both of Wind and Limb, / Through thick and thin she follow'd him, / In ev'ry Adventure h' undertook, / And never him, or it forsook."
"I must follow him through thick and thin."
"He became the panegyrist, through thick and thin, of a military frenzy."
"They say that when the chips are down, girl Your love won't stay so long, my friend But they don't know that your sweet loving, babe Has been around through thick and thin"

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

thick on the ground thin on the ground through thick and thin in weal and woe in sickness and in health for better or worse

Frequently Paired Words

thick on the ground thin on the ground through thick and thin in weal and woe in sickness and in health for better or worse

Questions

What does thick and thin mean?: Both thickets and thin woodland; all obstacles in a path (including bad weather).

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