Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helen keller

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: he-len keller
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who has triumphed in the face of adversity.

Example Sentences

"Slightly we realise that in some sense we are all Helen Kellers, and that ours, too, is a Helen Keller world."
"The Helen Kellers of this world give dramatic evidence of the value, the power of the independent will."
"Not everyone is a Helen Keller or Max Cleland, nor should we require them to be. Depending on their severity and the resources and resiliency of the survivor, simple PTSD injuries can be disabling in the same sense that physical injuries are."

Etymology

From the American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer Helen Keller (1880–1968).

Inflected Forms

Helen Kellers (plural)

Questions

What does helen keller mean?: A person who has triumphed in the face of adversity.
Where does helen keller come from?: From the American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer Helen Keller (1880–1968).

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