Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

job's news

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: job's news
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"What mystery is in the wind?—Hark! a human voice reporting articulately the Job’s-news: Necker, People’s Minister, Saviour of France, is dismissed."

Etymology

From the Biblical story in which many unfortunate things happen to Job.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Job's-news (alternative)

Phrases

poor as Job

Frequently Paired Words

poor as Job

Questions

What does job's news mean?: Very bad news.
Where does job's news come from?: From the Biblical story in which many unfortunate things happen to Job.

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