welsh
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Of or about or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
wehlchIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈwɛltʃ
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.
adjective
Of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language
Designating plants or animals from or associated with Wales.
Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales.
noun
A Celtic language of Wales
An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt.
A breed of pig, kept mainly for bacon.
uncountable
The Welsh language.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Of or relating to or characteristic of Wales or its people or their language
Used this way, welsh 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 welsh
- “My friend is learning to speak Welsh, the language of Wales.”
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