life of the party
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.34 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who participates in entertainment events in a very enthusiastic manner and who has a leading role in inspiring others to join in the spirit of festivity.
Example Sentences
- "‘You were the life of the party last night, Ma'am, you know,’ returned Flowers, ‘and you suffer for it, to-day, you see.’"
- "Tom was the life of the party, and the way he "cut up" was "simply awful," as Nellie declared."
- "They were the life of the party and everyone loves them, even though it was not a party that the nation can afford to throw again."
Inflected Forms
the life of the party (canonical)