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sinbad the sailor

n · noun

Simple meaning

A 1947 American Technicolor fantasy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Anthony Quinn and Mike Mazurki.

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈsɪnbædðəseɪlɚ

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

n

  1. A 1947 American Technicolor fantasy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Anthony Quinn and Mike Mazurki.

  2. A 1935 animated short film produced and directed by Ub Iwerks.

  3. or Sindbad

    A fictional mariner and the hero of a story-cycle.

noun

  1. In the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A 1947 American Technicolor fantasy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Anthony Quinn and Mike Mazurki.

Used this way, sinbad the sailor is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

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