sized
adjective
Simple meaning
Having a certain size. Usually used in combination with an adverb or a noun.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
syzdIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsaɪzd
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.
adjective
Having a certain size. Usually used in combination with an adverb or a noun.
Having a specified size
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Having a certain size. Usually used in combination with an adverb or a noun.
Used this way, sized is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a grammar or language-study use: it describes how language works, so it appears in teaching and reference writing.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Formal
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Formal and precise
Where it naturally appears
- Academic writing
- Education/classroom
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
Comfortable in writing and prepared speech; in casual conversation a shorter everyday word usually sounds more natural.
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use sized
- “I need to buy a medium-sized shirt that fits me comfortably.”
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Antonyms
Sense: having a certain size. Usually used in combination with an adverb
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