padding
noun
Simple meaning
Artifact made up of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
padingSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpædɪŋ
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
Artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort
Soft filling material used in cushions etc.
computing
Extra characters such as spaces added to a record to fill it out to a fixed length.
Anything of little value used to fill up space.
The process of mordanting a fabric.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort
Used this way, padding is a reasonably familiar word with a mildly favourable edge. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Positive and appreciative
- 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 padding
- “She added extra padding to the package to protect the fragile item.”noun
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