eeyore
/ˈiː.jɔː(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A talking donkey from the English children's book series Winnie-the-Pooh, noted for his melancholy and drowsiness.
noun
An excessively negative or pessimistic person.
Example Sentences
- "SVEN nods toward SNORRI THE MISERABLE - an Eeyore of a Viking if ever there were one."
- "Ecclesiastes, who sometimes seems to cast himself as the Eeyore of the Old Testament, would simply shrug his shoulders and tell you to make the best of what you had."
- "You can't succeed as a Pollyanna or an Eeyore in the Product Management role — the glass is neither half full nor half empty, simply something that must eventually be washed."