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the more the merrier

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
the -more the mer-ri-er
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Something is more fun with more people.

proverb

A greater amount of something is better.

proverb

Used to welcome another person into a group activity or encourage them to join in, suggesting that they will be easily accommodated.

Etymology

First recorded in the 14th-century poem Pearl, line 850. The phrase contains an instance of the comparative correlative use of the.

Questions

What does the more the merrier mean?
Something is more fun with more people.
Where does the more the merrier come from?
First recorded in the 14th-century poem Pearl, line 850. The phrase contains an instance of the comparative correlative use of the.

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