nine-day wonder
Syllables: nine-day won·derUK/ˌnaɪn‿deɪ ˈwʌndə/US/ˌnaɪn‿deɪ ˈwʌndɚ/
nine-day wonder noun: something that generates interest for a limited time and is then abandoned.
Noun
nine-day wonder (plural nine-day wonders)
- Something that generates interest for a limited time and is then abandoned.
- […] I am content this vvinter to haue my doings read for a toye, that in ſommer they may be ready for traſh. It is not ſtraunge vvhen as the greateſt vvonder laſteth but nyne dayes, that a nevve vvorke ſhould not endure but three monethes.[[1578], Iohn Lylly [i.e., John Lyly], “To the Gentlemen Readers”, in Euphues. The Anatomy of Wyt. […], London: […] [Thomas East] for Gabriell Cawood, […], →OCLC
- This that I did vvas for a policie, / To ſmooth and keepe the murther ſecret, / VVhich at a nine daies vvonder being ore-blovvne, / My gentle ſiſter vvill I novv inlarge.c. 1587 (date written), [Thomas Kyd], The Spanish Tragedie: […] (Fourth Quarto), London: […] W[illiam] W[hite] for T[homas] Pauier, […], published 1602, →OCLC, Act III
- Synonyms:
- flash in the pan, seven-day wonder
nine-day wonder meaning in Hindi
nine-day wonder in Hindi
- nine-day wonder
- चार दिन की चाँदनी cār din kī cā̃dnī
Examples of nine-day wonder in a sentence
- [O]ut of Germany come mesmerism and all the other "isms" that pass for nine-day wonders.1863, Cyrus Redding, chapter I, in Yesterday and To-day. […], volume II, London: T[homas] Cautley Newby, […], →OCLC, page 22:
- Harold Russell, who plays handless Homer Parrish in The Best Years of Our Lives, is not only a nine-day wonder in the movies but also one of the best-adjusted veterans of World War II.1946 December 16, Bernard Frizell, “Handless Veteran: Amateur Actor Harold Russell has No Trouble with Hooks, a Great Deal with Anxious...
- Ed[ward] Feigenbaum and I enjoyed the giddy experience of being nine-day wonders.2019, Pamela McCorduck, “Being a Nine-day Wonder”, in This Could Be Important: My Life and Times with the Artificial Intelligentsia...
Synonyms of nine-day wonder
Forms of nine-day wonder
| plural | nine-day wonders |
|---|---|
| alternative form | nine days' wonder |
| alternative form | nine day wonder |
Origin of nine-day wonder
From nine + day + wonder (“something that causes amazement or awe”). References to a period of nine days or nights to describe the length of a short-lived fad date from as early as the 14th century; see, for instance, Troilus and Criseyde (c. 1380s) by the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340s – 1400; spelling modernized): “Ek [besides] wonder last but nine days never in town”.
Words that rhyme with nine-day wonder
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Questions about nine-day wonder
- What does nine-day wonder mean?
- Nine-day wonder means something that generates interest for a limited time and is then abandoned.
- What is nine-day wonder in Hindi?
- Nine-day wonder in Hindi is चार दिन की चाँदनी (cār din kī cā̃dnī). See Nine-day wonder meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use nine-day wonder in a sentence?
- [O]ut of Germany come mesmerism and all the other "isms" that pass for nine-day wonders.
- What part of speech is nine-day wonder?
- Nine-day wonder is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nine-day wonder?
- Nine-day wonder is pronounced /ˌnaɪn‿deɪ ˈwʌndə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nine-day wonder?
- The plural of nine-day wonder is nine-day wonders.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nine-day wonder (page history and authors); चार दिन की चाँदनी (Hindi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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