nobel prize
noun
Simple meaning
An annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or economics or peace.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
nohbehlpryzSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
noʊˈbɛlpˈɹaɪz
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
An annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or economics or peace
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: An annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or economics or peace
Used this way, nobel prize is a specialist word with a clearly warm, approving pull. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Positive and appreciative
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
- Finance/economics
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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