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headline

noun · verb

Simple meaning

The heading or caption of a newspaper article.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

hehdlyn

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈhɛdlaɪn

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.

Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. journalism

    The heading or caption of a newspaper article

  2. journalism

    The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.

  3. entertainment

    The top-billed attraction.

verb

  1. transitiveintransitiveentertainment

    To present as the main attraction; to have top billing, to be the main attraction.

  2. Provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline

  3. To give a headline to a page or section of a text.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: The heading or caption of a newspaper article

Used this way, headline is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in news or reporting contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

  • News/reporting

Nearby words

  • newspaper headline , rarer, so it draws attention

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use headline

  • “The newspaper headline announced the exciting news about the local team winning the championship.”noun

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Synonyms

Sense: heading or caption of a newspaper article

newspaper headlineRare

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