collection
noun
Simple meaning
A set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or presented together.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kuhlehkshuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
kəˈlɛkʃən
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 set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or presented together.
A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for donations.
The activity of collecting.
The quality of being collected; calm composure.
uk
The jurisdiction of a collector of excise.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or presented together.
Used this way, collection 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 collection
- “She has an impressive collection of vintage stamps.”noun
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