Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

johnny appleseed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: john-ny ap-ple-seed
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person, usually a male, who is generous, nurturing, and dedicated to positivity and helping others.

Example Sentences

"Seeger, the Johnny Appleseed of folk music, who has always wanted the whole world to sing and shunned celebrity, was a lifelong radical who serenaded the civil rights movement, popularized "We Shall Overcome", and marched and sang for peace in the antiwar movement."

Etymology

After the American pioneer nurseryman Johnny Appleseed (1774–1845).

Inflected Forms

Johnny Appleseeds (plural)

Questions

What does johnny appleseed mean?: A person, usually a male, who is generous, nurturing, and dedicated to positivity and helping others.
Where does johnny appleseed come from?: After the American pioneer nurseryman Johnny Appleseed (1774–1845).

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