compartment
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A separate section inside something, like a bag or train.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
kəmˈpɑɹtmənt
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.
noun
A partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.
A space into which an area is subdivided
One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.
verb
transitive
To arrange in separate compartments.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
Used this way, compartment 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 compartment
- “She put her keys in the small compartment inside her purse.”noun
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