fixture
noun · verb
Simple meaning
An object firmly fixed in place.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
fikscherSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɪkstʃɚ
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
law
An object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
law
Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.
A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.
A lighting unit; a luminaire.
verb
transitive
To furnish with, as, or in a fixture.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
Used this way, fixture is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a legal use: the wording is institutional and carries a defined meaning in law rather than a loose everyday one.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Law/legal
- Government/politics
- Academic writing
- Family/home
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use fixture
- “That old lamp has been a permanent fixture in the living room for years.”noun
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