Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

birds of a feather

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: bird-s of a feath-er
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

People having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs.

noun

Ellipsis of birds of a feather flock together.

Example Sentences

"c1710, Jonathan Swift, "A Conference," lines 11-12, And since we're so near, like birds of a feather, Let's e'en, as they say, set our horses together."
"Birds of a feather do fall out sometimes."
"Paul Blanshard has two bogeymen of almost equal fearsomeness: one dwells in the Kremlin, the other in the Vatican.... Blanshard has satisfied himself that Stalin and the Pope are pretty much birds of a feather."

Phrases

birds of a feather flock together birds-of-a-feather session

Frequently Paired Words

birds of a feather flock together birds-of-a-feather session

Questions

What does birds of a feather mean?: People having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs.

How to pronounce birds of a feather

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