Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daniel lambert

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: daniel lam-bert
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that is giant, or otherwise great in some way.

Example Sentences

"The courtiers were Daniel Lamberts of learning."
"A whipstick was a Daniel Lambert in comparison with him."
"If laughing makes people increase in bulk, "Snarleyow" would have been found guilty of making Daniel Lamberts of the human race"
"A student may become a very Daniel Lambert of learning, and remain utterly useless to himself and all others."
"Whales and other Daniel Lamberts of the deep can take care of themselves well enough, but a grave question arises — should not all ocean ships be compelled to ring bells and carry fish-catchers attached to their prows for the benefit of aqueous Tom Thumbfins and their spouses?"
"This accommodates the three Daniel Lamberts of the bench, and I am told that the Supreme Court has never been without a large proportion of Colossuses upon it."

Etymology

From Daniel Lambert (1770–1809), who was in his lifetime the heaviest man in the United Kingdom.

Inflected Forms

Daniel Lamberts (plural)

Phrases

Daniel Lambertish

Questions

What does daniel lambert mean?: Something that is giant, or otherwise great in some way.
Where does daniel lambert come from?: From Daniel Lambert (1770–1809), who was in his lifetime the heaviest man in the United Kingdom.

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