Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

happy medium

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables: hap-py medi-um
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A balanced position between two opposite extremes.

Example Sentences

"The tone of the paper strikes a happy medium between layman approachability and technical accuracy."

Inflected Forms

happy mediums (plural)

Questions

What does happy medium mean?: A balanced position between two opposite extremes.

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