Meanings
plural leaflets · alternative rare leavelet
- biologyOne of the components of a compound leaf.
- A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.
A leaflet had been left under the car's windshield wiper.
- anatomyA flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
the flutter of the anterior mitral leaflet is best delineated
1985, Hugo Spindola-Franco, Robert Eisenberg, Bernard G. Fish, Charles B. Higgins, Richard M. Steingart, John P. Wexler, Radiology of the Heart, Springer
present singular third person leaflets · participle present leafleting · participle present leafletting · participle past leafleted · past leafleted · participle past leafletted · past leafletted · alternative rare leavelet
- transitiveTo distribute leaflets to.
A sidewalk preacher gave an impassioned sermon while an assistant leafleted those who stayed to listen.
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At approximately 9:30 p.m. the demonstrators regrouped in front of the Copley Plaza and leafleted the area until an entourage of limousines entered the hotel.
1980 August 16, Warren Blumenfeld, “Disabled Group Pickets Sack Titanic Premiere”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 5, page 3Buxton: A survey of 3,000 users of the Monsal Trail has revealed 98% support for the rebuilding of the railway to Matlock. The Manchester & East Midlands Rail Action partnership has been leafleting homes to canvass support for its reopening campaign.
2023 January 11, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: North West”, in RAIL, number 974, page 18 - intransitiveTo distribute leaflets.
During the summer, Peter earned some extra cash by leafleting for a local pizza delivery restaurant.
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The leafleter who takes reasonable care not to block the sidewalk, who does not become involved in incidents of violence, and whose leaflet is truthful, has the right to leaflet undisturbed.
2011, Staughton Lynd, Daniel Gross, Labor Law for the Rank & Filer: Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the LawLeafleting in a suit and tie at a Boulogne-Billancourt market, Christophe Versini, a legal expert, parliamentary adviser and local delegate for the National Rally, said: […]
2024 June 7, Angelique Chrisafis, “‘You can feel a shift’: will the French be lured by Le Pen?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small plant leaf.
nounA small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*lewbʰ-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*laubą
- Proto-West Germanic*laub
- Old Englishlēaf
- Middle Englishlef
- Englishleaf
- Englishleaflet
Translations
Bulgarian листо́вка
- листо́вка (listóvka)small piece of paper with information
Catalan folíol
- folíolcomponent of a compound leaf
Chinese Mandarin 傳單 /传单
- 傳單 /传单 (chuándān)small piece of paper with information
Czech leták
- letáksmall piece of paper with information
Dutch blaadje, folder
- blaadjesmall plant leaf
- foldersmall piece of paper with information
Estonian lendleht
- lendlehtsmall piece of paper with information
Finnish lehdykkä, esite
- lehdykkäcomponent of a compound leaf
- esitesmall piece of paper with information
- lentolehtinensmall piece of paper with information
French foliole, foliole
- foliolecomponent of a compound leaf
- foliolesmall plant leaf
- tractsmall piece of paper with information
- prospectussmall piece of paper with information
- dépliantsmall piece of paper with information
German Blättchen, Blättchen
- Blättchencomponent of a compound leaf
- Blättchensmall plant leaf
- Faltblattsmall piece of paper with information
- Broschüresmall piece of paper with information
- Faltprospektsmall piece of paper with information
- Flugblattsmall piece of paper with information
- Handzettelsmall piece of paper with information
Hebrew עַלְעָל, עַלְעָל
- עַלְעָל ('al'ál)component of a compound leaf
- עַלְעָל ('al'ál)small plant leaf
- עָלוֹן ('alón)small piece of paper with information
Hungarian szórólap, röplap
- szórólapsmall piece of paper with information
- röplapsmall piece of paper with information
- röpcédulasmall piece of paper with information
Irish duillín, bileoigín
- duillínsmall plant leaf
- bileoigínsmall piece of paper with information
- bileoigín páipéirsmall piece of paper with information
- bileogsmall piece of paper with information
- bileog faisnéisesmall piece of paper with information
Italian fogliolina, dépliant
- fogliolinacomponent of a compound leaf
- dépliantsmall piece of paper with information
- volantinosmall piece of paper with information
Japanese 散らし, チラシ
- 散らし (chirashi)small piece of paper with information
- チラシ (chirashi)small piece of paper with information
- リーフレット (rīfuretto)small piece of paper with information
Korean 전단지, 전단
- 전단지 (jeondanji)small piece of paper with information
- 전단 (jeondan)small piece of paper with information
Latin foliolum, libellus
- foliolumsmall plant leaf
- libellussmall piece of paper with information
Māori mātārere, tawhera
- mātāreresmall piece of paper with information
- tawherasmall piece of paper with information
Polish listek, listek
- listekcomponent of a compound leaf
- listeksmall plant leaf
- ulotkasmall piece of paper with information
- listekflap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel
Portuguese folíolo, folíolo
- folíolocomponent of a compound leaf
- folíolosmall plant leaf
- foldersmall piece of paper with information
- panfletosmall piece of paper with information
- cúspideflap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel
Russian листо́вка, фла́ер
- листо́вка (listóvka)small piece of paper with information
- фла́ер (flájer)small piece of paper with information
Spanish folíolo, folíolo
- folíolocomponent of a compound leaf
- folíolosmall plant leaf
- folletosmall piece of paper with information
Tagalog miklat
- miklatsmall piece of paper with information
Thai ใบปลิว
- ใบปลิว (bai-bpliu)small piece of paper with information
Ukrainian листі́вка
- листі́вка (lystívka)small piece of paper with information
Vietnamese tờ quảng cáo, tờ rơi
- tờ quảng cáosmall piece of paper with information
- tờ rơismall piece of paper with information
- tờ bướmsmall piece of paper with information
- truyền đơnsmall piece of paper with information
Welsh deiliosen
- deiliosensmall plant leaf
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Cite this entry
leaflet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaflet
“leaflet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaflet. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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