Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

man of few words

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.01 in modern English

Syllables: man of few -words
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who doesn't speak much; a habitually terse or taciturn man.

Example Sentences

"Tarzan but nodded his head. He was a man of few words, and possibly it was for this reason as much as any that Kadour ben Saden had taken to him, for if there be one thing that an Arab despises it is a talkative man."

Inflected Forms

men of few words (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

woman of few words

Questions

What does man of few words mean?: A man who doesn't speak much; a habitually terse or taciturn man.

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