signature
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
Your unique name written by yourself, or a special quality
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
signuhcherSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɪɡnətʃɚ
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
Your name written in your own handwriting
A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.
An act of signing one's name; an act of producing a signature.
A distinguishing feature or product.
figurative
A mark or sign of implication.
A distinguishing style
adjective
Distinctive, characteristic, indicative of identity.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An act of signing one's name; an act of producing a signature.
Used this way, signature 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 signature
- “Please provide your signature at the bottom of the document.”noun
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's signature and matching it electronically against a library of known signatures.
A melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program.
The sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key.
A musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat.
A musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat.
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