third best
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.20 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characterized by being a third best in the below sense.
noun
A second best that is second best relative to a situation that is itself a second best.
Example Sentences
- "This reduces the inflation bias but brings higher employment variability than is optimal, a "stabilization bias," and hence leads to a third-best equilibrium rather than the second best."