Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

idiot's delight

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: id-iot's de-light
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various games of solitaire or patience.

Uncountable

noun

Any of various patience or solitaire card games.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On the other hand, I know one of the biggest operators in New York who finds his recreation after a hard day’s fight with the market in solitaire—‘Idiot’s Delight’ is his especial game."
"They were fabulously well-to-do, and descended from Americans who had all but wrecked the planet with a form of Idiot’s Delight—obsessively turning money into power, and then power back into money again, and then money back into power again."

Etymology

So called because of the low chance of winning the game.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does idiot's delight mean?: Any of various games of solitaire or patience.
Where does idiot's delight come from?: So called because of the low chance of winning the game.

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