limo
noun
Simple meaning
An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
limohSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlɪmoʊ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
informal
An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
Used this way, limo is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in everyday conversation and social media or informal writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Casual
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Playful
- Usage feel
- Casual and conversational
Where it naturally appears
- Everyday conversation
- Social media/informal writing
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use limo
- “They arrived at the event in a fancy black limo, feeling very special.”
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Synonyms
Sense: automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe
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