very important person
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who is accorded special privileges due to their status or importance.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
vehreeihmpawrtuhntpursuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈvɛɹiɪmˈpɔɹtəntˈpɝsən
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 person who is accorded special privileges due to their status or importance.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A person who is accorded special privileges due to their status or importance.
Used this way, very important person is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It suits considered writing and prepared speech.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Formal and precise
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
Share your sentence
Ask Vocabaura
Understand the word your way.
What Does It Mean Here?
Words can change meaning depending on context.
Use it yourself
Knowing “very important person” starts when you use it. Pick a next step, all free.
- Use it in a sentenceWrite your own line with “very important person” and get instant feedback.
- Practice it in contextShort real-world questions, free, no credits.
- Review it laterSpaced review keeps the word from slipping away.
- Type itType “very important person” from its meaning to lock in the spelling.
Dictionary data from Wiktionary via the Free Dictionary API. Simple meanings, combinations and word intelligence are built from verified reference data, no AI is used to load this page.