enclosure
noun
Simple meaning
An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɛnkˈloʊʒɚ
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
countable
An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
countable
Something that is enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.
A structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
Something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
The act of enclosing something inside something else
A naturally enclosed space
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
Used this way, enclosure 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 enclosure
- “The park built a new enclosure for the baby animals.”
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Sense: area or domain
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