tlc
noun
Simple meaning
Considerate and compassionate care.
Pronunciation
Definition
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noun
uncountable
Considerate and compassionate care, especially as given by nurses when no other treatment is of use.
Considerate and solicitous care
“Young children need lots of TLC.”
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Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: Considerate and compassionate care, especially as given by nurses when no other treatment is of use.
Used this way, tlc is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It carries warmth, so it reads as personal rather than detached.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Kind and considerate
- Usage feel
- Warm and expressive
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More ways to use tlc
- “Young children need lots of TLC.”noun
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