Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make an honest woman

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: make an hon-est -wom-an
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To marry (a woman), especially if there is an existing sexual relationship.

Informal

Example Sentences

"I thought about just asking Rosalyn to move in with me, but I decided it was time to make an honest woman out of her."
"the mother, Mr Jones, Mr Nightingale, and his love, stept into a hackney-coach, which conveyed them to Doctors' Commons; where Miss Nancy was, in vulgar language, soon made an honest woman, and the poor mother became […] one of the happiest of all human beings."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

makes an honest woman (present, singular) making an honest woman (participle, present) made an honest woman (participle, past) made an honest woman (past)

Questions

What does make an honest woman mean?: To marry (a woman), especially if there is an existing sexual relationship.

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