Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

straight as an arrow

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: straight as an ar-row
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Very straight; travelling in a very straight trajectory.

adv

Having no homosexual desires or thoughts; completely heterosexual.

Synonyms

arrow-straight

Questions

What does straight as an arrow mean?: Very straight; travelling in a very straight trajectory.

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