Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

not worth writing home about

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: not -worth writ-ing home- about
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being nothing to write home about; unremarkable and mediocre.

Example Sentences

"The powdered eggs, instant potatoes and dried bacon were not worth writing home about, but it was edible and satisfied the immediate hunger."

Synonyms

comme ci comme ça no great shakes nothing to write home about average crappy moderate decent indifferent lackluster meh mediocre mid

Antonyms

something to write home about

Questions

What does not worth writing home about mean?: Being nothing to write home about; unremarkable and mediocre.

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