Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

a leopard does not change its spots

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: a leop-ard -does not change it-s spots
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

29

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of a leopard cannot change its spots.

Example Sentences

"My sother has been loved and respected since the day she was born. It is easy to see why she found it so damnably difficult to risk losing her mother's love. It is easy to see also why I knew she would not lose her mother's love. A leopard doesn't change its spots. If her mother was indeed the woman she had always been, then she would act accordingly no matter what."

Questions

What does a leopard does not change its spots mean?: Alternative form of a leopard cannot change its spots.

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