Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knight in shining armor

/ˈnaɪt ɪn ˈʃaɪ.nɪŋ ˈɑr.mər/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: knight in shin-ing ar-mor
IPA: /ˈnaɪt ɪn ˈʃaɪ.nɪŋ ˈɑr.mər/

34

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who will fix a dangerous situation; a hero.

American usage

Example Sentences

"We must work this out on our own and not wait for a knight in shining armor, who may never come."
"How could she have ever considered leaving him? Her rock, her anchor, her knight in shining armor."
""Fine, so I'm no knight in shining armor," the host continued as she reached for the dial. "There are no knights in shining armor." Amber let her hand drop."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnaɪt ɪn ˈʃaɪ.nɪŋ ˈɑr.mər/
British English: /ˈnaɪt ɪn ˈʃaɪ.nɪŋ ˈɑː.mə/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

knights in shining armor (plural) knight in shining armour (alternative)

Synonyms

knight-errant the brave bully daredevil good guy goodie Hector hero knight in shining armor lion lionheart thunderbolt

Antonyms

antimodel bad guy baddie bastard beggar blackguard bounder cad cockatrice coistril evildoer fustilarian

Questions

How do you pronounce knight in shining armor?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnaɪt ɪn ˈʃaɪ.nɪŋ ˈɑr.mər/.
What does knight in shining armor mean?: A person who will fix a dangerous situation; a hero.

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