magnolia
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
magnohleeuhSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˌmæɡˈnoʊ.li.ə
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
A creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.
A native or resident of the American state of Mississippi.
adjective
Of a creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: A creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.
Used this way, magnolia 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 magnolia
- “The beautiful magnolia tree in our yard has lovely white flowers.”noun
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Subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia.
Small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips.
Evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers.
Large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base.
Large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy to purplish flowers.
Deciduous shrubby magnolia from Japan having fragrant white starlike flowers blooming before leaves unfold.
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Subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia.
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