elegant cat's ears
noun
Simple meaning
Small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ehluhguhntkatsirzSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɛləɡəntˈkætˈsɪɹz
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
Small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears; southeastern washington and northeastern oregon to montana
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears; southeastern washington and northeastern oregon to montana
Used this way, elegant cat's ears is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It stays understated rather than dramatic. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Mild
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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