bedded
adjective
Simple meaning
Furnished with one or more beds.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɛdɪd
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.
adjective
often in combinations
Furnished with one or more beds; Having (a particular number or type of) beds
Having a bed or beds as specified
Having sexual experience; not a virgin.
Having gone to bed.
Growing or arranged in a bed or beds (garden plot or area in which a large number of plants, seaweed, or shellfish are found together.)
often in combinations
With a bedding of straw, sand, woodchips, or similar covering the floor.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Primarily written
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Furnished with one or more beds; Having (a particular number or type of) beds
Used this way, bedded 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
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- foliate , a specialist term, precise but narrower
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Synonyms
Sense: furnished with one or more beds
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