jaguar
noun
Simple meaning
A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
jagwahrSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdʒæɡwɑɹ
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
A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.
A motor car manufactured by this company
A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
A British motor car manufacturer.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.
Used this way, jaguar 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 jaguar
- “The sleek jaguar moved silently through the dense jungle undergrowth.”
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