vitamin
noun
Simple meaning
Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈvaɪtəmɪn
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Definition
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noun
Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.
Any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
informalfigurative
Preceding a word or its initial letter, to imply that the referent benefits health or wellness
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This meaning: Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.
Used this way, vitamin is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It stays understated rather than dramatic. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Mild
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- vitamine , rarer, so it draws attention
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More ways to use vitamin
- “I take a daily vitamin to help keep my immune system strong.”
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Synonyms
Sense: any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth
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