Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

candle in the wind

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: can-dle in the wind
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.

Example Sentences

"A woman of flame, they had called her. The flame had flickered and died like a candle in the wind--in the restless trade-wind blowing from the Koolau Range."
"The South Koreans have indeed accomplished an economic miracle in the past three decades but their economy is 'a candle in the wind' […]"
"... tyranny in Cameroon today is a candle in the wind. Its days, it is hoped, are numbered ..."
"There are a good number of people who feel that the girl child's life in India is a 'candle' in the wind which flickers for a moment to be extinguished for ever."
"Sometimes around here, it seems like hope is a candle in the wind."
"Ethiopia is a candle in the wind, the winds of war and fate […]"

Inflected Forms

candles in the wind (plural)

Questions

What does candle in the wind mean?: A fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.

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