intramural
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Carried on within the bounds of an institution or community.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
ihntruhmyooruhlSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪntɹəmˈjʊɹəl
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.
adjective
Carried on within the bounds of an institution or community
“Most of the students participated actively in the college's intramural sports program.”
Within the walls; within one institution, particularly a school.
Within the substance of the walls of an organ.
noun
A (usually sports) competition between teams belonging to the same school.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Carried on within the bounds of an institution or community
Used this way, intramural is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“Most of the students participated actively in the college's intramural sports program.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- 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 intramural
- “Most of the students participated actively in the college's intramural sports program.”adjective
Share your sentence
Common Patterns and Combinations
How this word naturally appears with others.
Carried / within
Sports
Tap the highlighted word to open its own entry.
More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin
Synonyms
Sense: carried on within the bounds of an institution
Use This Word
See how this word sounds in a real sentence.
Ask Vocabaura
Understand the word your way.
What Does It Mean Here?
Words can change meaning depending on context.
Use it yourself
Keep learning “intramural” by choosing the kind of practice you need next.
- Practice sentence writingWrite sentences with vocabulary and get instant feedback.
- Practice in contextAnswer short vocabulary questions drawn from real situations.
- Review vocabularyTest your recall and strengthen words over time.
- Practice typingType vocabulary from meanings, examples and other prompts.
Dictionary data from Wiktionary via the Free Dictionary API. Simple meanings, combinations and word intelligence are built from verified reference data, no AI is used to load this page.