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road less traveled

road less traveled noun: the less popular or less commonly taken option.

Noun

road less traveled (plural roads less traveled)

  1. (idiomatic) The less popular or less commonly taken option.

Forms of road less traveled

pluralroads less traveled
alternative formroad less travelled

Origin of road less traveled

Popularized from one interpretation of Robert Frost's 1915 poem The Road Not Taken.

Questions about road less traveled

What does road less traveled mean?
Road less traveled means the less popular or less commonly taken option.
What part of speech is road less traveled?
Road less traveled is a noun.
What is the plural of road less traveled?
The plural of road less traveled is roads less traveled.

Words near road less traveled in the dictionary

  1. road hypnotism
  2. road iron
  3. road irons
  4. road kill
  5. road kills
  6. road less traveled
  7. road less travelled
  8. road locomotive
  9. road locomotives
  10. road machine
  11. road machines

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