reservation
noun
Simple meaning
An arrangement to keep a table, room or seat for you; also a doubt.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
rehzervayshuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɹɛzɚˈveɪʃən
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
The act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
The written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance
us
A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people, such as the Hopi Reservation or the Navajo Nation's territory.
The practice of reserving part of the consecrated bread of the Eucharist for the communion of the sick.
The act of the pope to reserve to himself the right to nominate to certain benefices.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
Used this way, reservation 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 reservation
- “He recommended her without any reservations.”noun
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Sense: reserving (a place or passage)
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