Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seal of approval

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: seal of ap-proval
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An official approval; the mark denoting it (in a document); a sanction; (figuratively) any semiofficial, authoritative, or humorous approval.

Example Sentences

"These watermarked documents are marked with the building inspector's seal of approval."
"Our cat has clearly given the new catfood his seal of approval."

Inflected Forms

seals of approval (plural)

Synonyms

stamp of approval certification endorsement cachet seal

Questions

What does seal of approval mean?: An official approval; the mark denoting it (in a document); a sanction; (figuratively) any semiofficial, authoritative, or humorous approval.

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