Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

variety is the spice of life

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: va-ri-ety is the spice of life
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

3

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Variety is what makes life interesting.

Example Sentences

"Besides the usual run of machines, planers, millers, automatics, centre lathes, cranes, etc., there were several power stations, the rolling mills for strip material and for 60 ft. rails, and all the steel furnaces with their complicated systems of flues. If variety is the spice of life, then there was plenty here."

Questions

What does variety is the spice of life mean?: Variety is what makes life interesting.

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