streamline
verb
Simple meaning
To make a process simpler and more efficient.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
streemlynSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈstɹimlaɪn
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.
verb
transitive
To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.
transitiveby extension
To simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency.
transitive
To modernize.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.
Used this way, streamline 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
- No strong connotation
- 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 streamline
- “We need to streamline our workflow to become more efficient and save time.”verb
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