Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables
bet-ter -to -light one s-mal-l- -can-dle than -to curse the -dark-ness
IPA
73
Scrabble Score
49
Letters
12
Syllables
17
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.

Questions

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Alternative form of better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.

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