Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glittering generality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: glit-ter-ing -gen-er-al-i-ty
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

8

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An emotionally appealing term closely associated with highly-valued concepts and beliefs which convey or invoke conviction without supporting information or reason.

Inflected Forms

glittering generalities (plural)

Synonyms

glowing generality

Questions

What does glittering generality mean?: An emotionally appealing term closely associated with highly-valued concepts and beliefs which convey or invoke conviction without supporting information or reason.

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