enrollment
noun
Simple meaning
Signing up to join a school, course or program.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ehnrohlmuhntSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɛnˈɹoʊlmənt
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
The act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled.
The number of people enrolled.
The people enrolled, considered as a group.
The record of such enrolling; registration.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled.
Used this way, enrollment 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 enrollment
- “School enrollment numbers were higher this year than last year.”
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