clad
adjective · verb
Simple meaning
Wearing or provided with clothing.
Pronunciation
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kladIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈklæd
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
Wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
of a personpreceded by a garment type
Wearing clothing or some other covering (for example, an armour) on the body; clothed, dressed.
of an objectoften in compounds
Covered, enveloped in, or surrounded by a cladding, or a specified material or substance.
figurative
Adorned, ornamented.
verb
past tense clad or cladded
To cover with a cladding or another material (for example, insulation).
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: (of an object, often in compounds) Covered, enveloped in, or surrounded by a cladding, or a specified material or substance.
Used this way, clad 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
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Inflected forms
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A protective covering that protects the outside of a building.
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