regeneration
noun
Simple meaning
Rebuilding or restructuring.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
reejehnerayshuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɹiˈdʒɛnɚˈeɪʃən
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
Rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal; revitalisation.
theology
The activity of spiritual or physical renewal
theology
Spiritual rebirth; the change from a carnal or material life to a pious one
christianity
The renewal of the world at the second coming of Christ.
The process by which a water softener flushes out minerals extracted from the water supply.
The property of a kind of circuit, much used in radio receivers, that allows an electronic signal to be amplified many times through a feedback loop.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal; revitalisation.
Used this way, regeneration 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 regeneration
- “The plant showed remarkable regeneration after being cut back severely.”
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