Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fixed idea

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: fixed idea
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An idée fixe, an obsession, a fixation.

Example Sentences

"[I]t was systemic, directed by Washington and signaling a rapprochement between the Americans and Havana, the imminence of which was a fixed idea among Miami Cubans."

Etymology

Calque of French idée fixe.

Inflected Forms

fixed ideas (plural)

Questions

What does fixed idea mean?: An idée fixe, an obsession, a fixation.
Where does fixed idea come from?: Calque of French idée fixe.

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