martini
noun
Simple meaning
A cocktail made of gin with dry vermouth.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
mɑɹˈtini
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
A cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth
sometimes proscribed
Any cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women.
A brand of Italian vermouth available in several versions, from the Martini & Rossi company.
A type of rifle using similar features.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth
Used this way, martini 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 martini
- “He ordered a dry martini with an olive.”noun
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