pottery
noun
Simple meaning
Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
potuhreeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɒtəɹi
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
Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
“The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.”
A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made.
“I visited the old potteries and saw the pots being made.”
The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
Used this way, pottery is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Usage note
It most often appears in the pattern “pottery of …”, which is worth copying when you use it.
Natural pattern: pottery of …
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
How It’s Used
The word’s distinct uses, one example each.
Potter'snoun
“I visited the old potteries and saw the pots being made.”
Firednoun
“The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.”
More ways to use pottery
- “She learned how to make beautiful pottery at the community center classes.”
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
A craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln.
Clay that does not contain any iron.
Clay that does not contain any iron.
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