bungalow
noun
Simple meaning
A small house with a single story.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
buhngguhlohSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ
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
A small house with a single story
A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A small house with a single story
Used this way, bungalow is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It stays understated rather than dramatic. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Mild
- 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 bungalow
- “We rented a cozy little bungalow right by the beach for our vacation.”noun
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Synonyms
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