place setting
noun
Simple meaning
Items of cutlery, crockery and glassware, and sometimes a place mat, arranged for a person at a dining table.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
playssehtingSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpleɪsˈsɛtɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Items of cutlery, crockery and glassware, and sometimes a place mat, arranged for a person at a dining table.
A table service for one person
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: Items of cutlery, crockery and glassware, and sometimes a place mat, arranged for a person at a dining table.
Used this way, place setting 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
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