Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one-track mind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables: one--track- -mind
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That said to be possessed by someone who is obsessed with something or only able to think of one thing.

Example Sentences

"He has a one-track mind. All he ever talks about is trains and railroads."
"You're nothing but a dirty, dirty old man / You do your thinking with a one-track mind"
"I have a one-track mind, I have a one track-mind / There is a method to the madness, to the madness / Gotta have a one-track mind"

Inflected Forms

one-track minds (plural)

Phrases

Johnny-one-note one-trick pony single-minded

Frequently Paired Words

Johnny-one-note one-trick pony single-minded

Synonyms

obstinacy doggedness conviction insistence pertinacity self-will recalcitrance resolve stubbornness temerity tenacity vehemence

Questions

What does one-track mind mean?: That said to be possessed by someone who is obsessed with something or only able to think of one thing.

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