lethal dose
noun
Simple meaning
The size dose that will cause death.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
leethuhldohsSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈliθəlˈdoʊs
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
The size dose that will cause death
The dose of a substance or of radiation likely to cause death (sometimes suffixed with a number).
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The size dose that will cause death
Used this way, lethal dose is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
Share your sentence
Ask Vocabaura
Understand the word your way.
What Does It Mean Here?
Words can change meaning depending on context.
Use it yourself
Knowing “lethal dose” starts when you use it. Pick a next step, all free.
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.