big league
adjective · noun
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
bihgleegSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɪɡˈliɡ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Major league (pertaining to the highest level of professional sports).
Major league (significant, important).
noun
A major league.
The most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Major league (pertaining to the highest level of professional sports).
Used this way, big league is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a sporting use: familiar to anyone who follows the game, and puzzling to anyone who does not.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Sports
- News/reporting
- Everyday conversation
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