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jungle

noun

Simple meaning

A large, undeveloped, humid forest.

Pronunciation

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juhngguhl

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈdʒʌŋɡəl

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Word Review

Definition

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noun

  1. A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest.

  2. South Asia

    Any uncultivated tract of forest or scrub habitat.

  3. colloquial

    A place where hoboes camp

  4. colloquial

    A place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality.

  5. figurative

    A tangled mess.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest.

Used this way, jungle 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

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More ways to use jungle

  • “Explorers navigated through the thick jungle, searching for ancient ruins.”

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