Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

singleminded

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
sin-gle-mind-ed
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very focused; having a single goal, purpose, or idea.

Etymology

From single + minded.

Inflected Forms

more singleminded (comparative) most singleminded (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does singleminded mean?
Very focused; having a single goal, purpose, or idea.
Where does singleminded come from?
From single + minded.

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