minutes
noun
Form of minute , plural of minute.
Simple meaning
The official notes kept during a meeting.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
minuhtsSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmɪnəts
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 official notes kept during a meeting.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The official notes kept during a meeting.
Used this way, minutes is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It suits considered writing and prepared speech.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Official and authoritative
- Usage feel
- Formal and precise
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use minutes
- “It took only a few minutes to walk to the grocery store.”noun
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