Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

as near as makes no difference

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: as n-ear as -makes no d-if-fer-ence
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Almost, nearly, the specified attribute, to the extent that the lack of attainment of the attribute does not matter.

Synonyms

close enough for government work near as damn it

Questions

What does as near as makes no difference mean?: Almost, nearly, the specified attribute, to the extent that the lack of attainment of the attribute does not matter.

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