Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

queen of sheba

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: queen of she-ba
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pampered woman with an aristocratic demeanor.

Example Sentences

""It is very fine weather," Miss Fotheringay said, in an Irish accent, and with a deep rich melancholy voice. . . . "And very warm," continued this empress and Queen of Sheba."
"At three o'clock that afternoon the Sayre limousine stopped in front of Nina's house, and Mrs. Sayre, in brilliant pink and a purple hat, got out. Leslie, lounging in a window, made the announcement. "Here's the Queen of Sheba," he said."
""Where is she?" Um-Nadia cries out. "Where is that Queen of Sheba?" Sirine is yawning. It was quite late when she finally walked out of Han's big dark car and into her house."

Etymology

From the Biblical and other traditional accounts of the Queen of Sheba.

Inflected Forms

Queens of Sheba (plural)

Questions

What does queen of sheba mean?: A pampered woman with an aristocratic demeanor.
Where does queen of sheba come from?: From the Biblical and other traditional accounts of the Queen of Sheba.

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