anime
noun
Simple meaning
An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈænəm
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
countable
An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.
uncountable
An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.
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Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.
Used this way, anime is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use anime
- “My sister loves to watch Japanese anime series.”noun
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