Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meeting of the minds

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: meet-ing of the -minds
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An agreement, especially one resulting from a gathering in which discussion or negotiation took place.

noun

Synonym of consensus ad idem (“agreement about the terms and subject matter of a contract between all involved parties”).

Example Sentences

"[E]xhausted negotiators pored over maps and drafts of a proposed agreement in smoke-filled Cairo hotel rooms, until the morning of the third day, when Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres proclaimed that the two sides had "reached a meeting of the minds.""
"[T]he market seems to believe that the leaders have had a meeting of the minds and won’t fail when the time comes to act."
"Mr. Noda met with Mr. Ozawa twice but the talks failed to yield a meeting of the minds."

Inflected Forms

meetings of the minds (plural) meeting of minds (alternative)

Phrases

like-minded meeting of the mindless

Frequently Paired Words

like-minded meeting of the mindless

Synonyms

concord understanding consensus ad idem

Questions

What does meeting of the minds mean?: An agreement, especially one resulting from a gathering in which discussion or negotiation took place.

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