dust jacket
noun
Simple meaning
A paper jacket for a book.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
duhstjakuhtSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdʌstˈdʒækət
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
printingpublishing
A paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed
printingpublishing
The detachable paper cover of a book; used to protect the binding, and to provide a blurb.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed
Used this way, dust jacket 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
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