pains
noun
Form of pain , plural of pain.
Simple meaning
Trouble taken doing something.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
paynzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpeɪnz
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
Trouble taken doing something; attention to detail; careful effort.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Trouble taken doing something; attention to detail; careful effort.
Used this way, pains is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It quietly approves while staying precise.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Careful and exacting
- Usage feel
- Precise and approving
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use pains
- “He took great pains to ensure the project was completed perfectly.”noun
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