lawn
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Ground covered with grass kept closely mown.
Pronunciation
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lawnIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlɔn
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
Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
uncountable
A type of thin linen or cotton.
in the plural
Pieces of this fabric, especially as used for the sleeves of a bishop.
verb
transitive
To furnish with a lawn.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
Used this way, lawn 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 lawn
- “My dad mowed the lawn on Saturday morning.”
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