Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woman of few words

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables
wom-an of few -words
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who either does not speak much or speaks only for a brief period of time.

Etymology

Inflected Forms

women of few words (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does woman of few words mean?
A woman who either does not speak much or speaks only for a brief period of time.
Where does woman of few words come from?
By analogy with man of few words.

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