planting
noun
Simple meaning
Putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈplæntɪŋ
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
The act of setting a plant in the ground for growth.
A plant (or clipping) that has been freshly planted.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The act of setting a plant in the ground for growth.
Used this way, planting 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 planting
- “The landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner.”noun
- “He ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway.”noun
- “The planting of corn is hard work.”noun
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Inflected forms
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Buildings for carrying on industrial labor.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
The owner or manager of a plantation.
An estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas).
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