church hat
noun
Simple meaning
A fanciful hat of the kind worn by Black women for Sunday worship.
Pronunciation
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churchatSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtʃɝtʃæt
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 fanciful hat of the kind worn by Black women for Sunday worship
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A fanciful hat of the kind worn by Black women for Sunday worship
Used this way, church hat is a specialist word with a clearly warm, approving pull. This is a religious use: it carries the weight of tradition and ceremony.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Kind and considerate
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Religion/spirituality
- Historical writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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