Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Lewisville A town, the county seat of Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States. LeWitt A surname, notably borne by Sol LeWitt. lewk A unique, characteristic or carefully constructed appearance or outfit. Lewknor A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU7197). Lewman A surname from German. Leworthy A surname from Old English. Lewotolok A volcano on the Indonesian island of Lembata Lewsey An outer suburb of Luton, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0323). Lewter A surname. lewth Shelter. Lewthwaite A surname from Old Norse. Lewton A surname. Lewtrenchard A small village and civil parish (served by Lewdown Grouped Parish Council) in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4586). Lewy A surname. lex To perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing. Lexa A female given name from Ancient Greek. lexacalcitol A vitamin D analogue. Lexana The ship of characters Lex Luthor and Lana Lang from the television series Smallville. Lexapro A brand name for the antidepressant drug escitalopram. lexatumumab An agonistic human monoclonal antibody used to treat cancer. Lexden A suburb of Colchester, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9725). Lexee A diminutive of the female given names Alexis, Alexia, Alexandra, and Alexandria, variant of Lexie. lexeme The abstract minimum unit of language or meaning that underlies such a set. lexemehood The property of being a lexeme. lexemic Of or relating to a lexeme. lexer A computer program that performs lexical analysis. Lexi A diminutive of the female given names Alexa, Alexandra, Alexia, and Alexis, from Ancient Greek, variant of Lexie. lexiarch In ancient Athens: someone whose role it was to ensure that only citizens entered the ecclesia ("the public legislative assembly of the Athenians"). lexic Synonym of lexical. lexical Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language. lexicalism The theory that grammatical information is rooted in the lexicon of a language. lexicalist A proponent of the grammatical theory of lexicalism. lexicality The condition of being lexical. lexicalizable That can be lexicalized. lexicalization The act or process of lexicalizing. lexicalize To become part of the vocabulary of a language as a single lexical unit with a distinct meaning. lexicalized Expressing a concept with a separate word rather than an inflected or derived form of a semantically related word. lexicalizer One who or that which lexicalizes. lexically In a lexical manner. lexicase A form of dependency grammar incorporating elements of case grammar and focusing on the lexicon. lexicode lexicographic code lexicogenesis The linguistic processes whereby a word originates or is created. lexicogenetic Of or relating to lexicogenesis. lexicogenic That generates lexical items. lexicogrammar The continuity between grammar and lexis. lexicogrammatical Of or pertaining to lexicogrammar. lexicogrammatically In a lexicogrammatical way. lexicographer One who writes or compiles a dictionary. lexicographese Synonym of dictionaryese (“the style of language used in dictionary definitions”). lexicographic Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary). lexicographical Relating to lexicography. lexicographically In a lexicographical way. lexicographist A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer. lexicography The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries. lexicologic lexicological lexicological pertaining to lexicology lexicologically In terms of lexicology. lexicologist an expert at lexicology lexicology The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon. lexicomane A lover of dictionaries. lexicomania A great enthusiasm for words or dictionaries. lexicometric Relating to lexicometry. lexicometrical Relating to lexicometry. lexicometry The measurement of the frequency with which words occur in text. lexicomorphological Relating to lexis and morphology. lexicon The vocabulary of a language. lexiconic Of or pertaining to the lexicon, or vocabulary in general. lexiconist A writer of a lexicon. lexiconize To create a lexicon for. lexiconophilia The love of dictionaries and other books of words. lexiconophilist One who loves dictionaries and other books of words. lexicophonological Of or relating to lexicophonology. lexicophonology The adaptation of word forms to reflect pronunciation. lexicopragmatic Relating to lexis and pragmatics. lexicosemantic Relating to lexicosemantics. lexicosemantically In terms of lexicosemantics. lexicosemantics The study of word meanings and their relationships. lexicostatistical Of or pertaining to lexicostatistics. lexicostatistically By means of, or in terms of, lexicostatistics. lexicostatistician One who studies lexicostatistics. lexicostatistics A statistical estimation of the degree of linguistic divergence between two languages, based on the proportion of cognates. lexicosyntactic Of or relating to lexicosyntax. lexicosyntax lexis and syntax considered together lexidronam Any of a class of chelation complexes (normally of radiosamarium) used to control in bone cancer cases lexie A minimal unit of reading, such as a sentence or sentence fragment lexified modified to or by a lexifier lexifier The language of a pidgin or creole that serves as the basis for most of its vocabulary. lexify establish as an item-word (sometimes with adaptation of spelling) after using it as a general phrase, e.g. today < to day; lexigram A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication lexigrammatic Relating to lexigrams. lexigrammatical Relating to lexigrams. lexigraph A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of a single word. lexigraphic Of or pertaining to lexigraphy. lexigraphically In terms of lexigraphy. lexigraphy The representation of words in writing. Lexington A small city, the county seat of Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Lexingtonian A native or inhabitant of Lexington, Kentucky, United States. lexipafant A drug that acts as a potent and selective inhibitor of the phospholipid mediator platelet-activating factor. lexiphane One who uses bombastic or pretentious wording or language. lexiphanic Using bombastic or pretentious wording or language. lexiphanical lexiphanic lexiphanically In a manner characterized by lexiphanicism. lexiphanicism The use of pretentious words or language. lexiphone A machine that converts text to audio signals, intended to be used by blind people. lexis The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language. Lexit A leftist exit from the European Union. Lexiteer A leftist supporter of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union; a left-wing Brexiteer. Lexiter Synonym of Lexiteer. lexitropsin Any of a class of semisynthetic DNA-binding ligands, several of which are antibiotics Lexo A Lexus automobile. lexofenac A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. lexome A set of related lexemes lexomic Related to or composed of lexomes. lexomics Computerised lexical analysis lexon A unit of lexis. lexonic Relating to lexons. lexophile A lover of words, especially in word games, puzzles, anagrams, palindromes, and so on; synonym of logophile. lexpionage The process of looking for new words and/or phrases. Lexton A town in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia. Lexus An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general. ley Arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing. Leya A female given name from Turkish or Arabic. leyak A Balinese witch or practitioner of black magic. Leyba A surname. Leybourne A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, England. Leyburn A small market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE1190). Leycester A locality in the Lismore council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Leycett A hamlet, formerly a larger mining village, in Madeley parish and Keele parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7946). Leyden An unincorporated community near Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. leydetite A yellowish-green monoclinic mineral which is a hydrated iron uranyl sulfate. Leydig A surname from German. Leydon A surname from Irish, variant of Lydon. Leyen A commune of Moselle department, Lorraine, Grand Est, France. Leyendecker A surname. Leyla A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila. Leylah A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila. Leyland A town in South Ribble district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5421). leylandii Leyland cypress, especially when part of a large hedge. leyn to read from a Torah scroll Leyner A surname. Leysdown A civil parish on the Isle of Sheppey, Swale borough, Kent, England. Leyshon A surname. Leysmill A village between Friockheim and Arbroath, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6047). Leyte An island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines Leytean Of or relating to Leyte in the Philippines. Leyther Someone from Leigh Leyton A suburban area in the borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3786). Leytonstone A suburban area in the borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3987). Leyva A surname from Spanish, mostly known as the second surname of the leaders of the disbanded Mexican Beltrán-Leyva drug cartel. Leyvas A surname from Spanish.