photography
noun
Simple meaning
Producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
fəˈtɑɡɹəfi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces
The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
The act of taking and printing photographs
The occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces
Used this way, photography 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 photography
- “She enjoys photography, especially taking pictures of nature.”noun
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