breakfast
noun · verb
Simple meaning
The first meal of the day.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
brehkfuhstSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɹɛkfəst
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.
noun
The first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
by extension
A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
verb
Eat an early morning meal
Provide breakfast for
transitive
To serve breakfast to.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
Used this way, breakfast 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 breakfast
- “We always eat a big breakfast before starting our busy day.”noun
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