pavilion
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
puhvilyuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
pəˈvɪljən
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
A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.
A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc.
Large and often sumptuous tent
heraldry
An ornate tent, used either as a charge or bearing, or surrounding a shield as or atop the mantling.
A detached or semi-detached building at a hospital or other building complex.
A flag or ensign carried at the gaff of the mizzenmast.
verb
transitivefiguratively
To enclose or surround (after Robert Grant's hymn line "pavilioned in splendour, And girded with praise").
transitive
To furnish with a pavilion.
transitive
To put inside a pavilion.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.
Used this way, pavilion 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 pavilion
- “The community hosts summer concerts at the outdoor pavilion in the park.”
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