immersion
noun
Simple meaning
Wetting something by submerging it.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪˈmɝʒən
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
The act of immersing or the condition of being immersed.
The act of wetting something by submerging it
The total submerging of a person in water as an act of baptism.
Deep engagement in something.
One's suspension of disbelief while reading, playing a video game, etc. The experience of losing oneself in a fictional world.
britishirelandinformal
An immersion heater.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The act of immersing or the condition of being immersed.
Used this way, immersion 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 immersion
- “The students learned Spanish through full immersion in the culture.”noun
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