student
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A learned person.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
stooduhntSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈstudənt
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
A learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
in particular
A person who is enrolled at a college or university (as contrasted with a pupil or schoolchild attending a primary or secondary school).
A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
adjective
Pertaining to Student's t test or Student's t distribution
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
Used this way, student 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 student
- “Every student received a certificate for completing the course.”noun
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A reading lamp with a flexible neck.
Inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips).
A nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period.
A college or university building containing living quarters for students.
A college student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in education.
A building on a college campus dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body.
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Synonyms
Sense: learned person (especially in the humanities)
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