Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

line drawn on water

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: line -drawn on wa-ter
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something transient or ephemeral.

noun

An ill-defined or variable border between concepts or things.

Example Sentences

"The anger of humble and saintly people is a line drawn on water. It never lasts for long."
"The border between madness and mental balance is a line drawn on water."

Inflected Forms

lines drawn on water (plural) line drawn in water (alternative)

Questions

What does line drawn on water mean?: Something transient or ephemeral.

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