remembrance
noun · verb
Simple meaning
The act of remembering.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
reemehmbruhnsSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɹiˈmɛmbɹəns
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 act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.
The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory, recollection.
Something remembered; a person or thing kept in memory.
verb
To remember; to recall to mind.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.
Used this way, remembrance 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 remembrance
- “The family gathered for a moment of remembrance to honor their lost loved ones.”noun
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Synonyms
Sense: to remember
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