Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twenty-twenty hindsight

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
twen-ty-twen-ty hind-sight
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A perfect understanding of events only after they have happened.

Uncountable

Etymology

From the term 20/20 which is used in visual testing to refer to normal visual acuity.

Usage

Phrases

hindsight is 20/20

Frequently Paired Words

hindsight is 20/20

Questions

What does twenty-twenty hindsight mean?
A perfect understanding of events only after they have happened.
Where does twenty-twenty hindsight come from?
From the term 20/20 which is used in visual testing to refer to normal visual acuity.

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