advil
noun
Simple meaning
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈædvɪl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
pharmacologyUS
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic
pharmacologyUS
A brand name for ibuprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Rare
- Formality
- Technical
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic
Used this way, advil is a specialist word with a faintly unfavourable edge. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly negative
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
Nearby words
- motrin , rarer, so it draws attention
- ibuprofen , a specialist term, precise but narrower
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