looseleaf

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noun

Lined paper, usually collected in a binder.

“Looseleaf lettuce is popularly used in salads.”

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Meanings

nounlooseleaf (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLined paper, usually collected in a binder.
adjectivelooseleaf (not comparable)
  1. not comparableConsisting of loose leaves (pages), often collected in a binder, rather than being bound like a book or stapled.

    All the pages fell out of my looseleaf notebook.

  2. not comparableOf tea: supplied as whole tea leaves rather than teabags.
  3. not comparableOf lettuce: having loosely bunched leaves.

    Looseleaf lettuce is popularly used in salads.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebeing or having leaves that can be easily removed or rearranged

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From loose + leaf (“sheet of a book, magazine, etc.”).

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Translations

Finnish irtolehti-
  • irtolehti-consisting of loose leaves
Japanese ルーズリーフ
  • ルーズリーフconsisting of loose leaves
Cite this entry
APA

looseleaf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looseleaf

MLA

“looseleaf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looseleaf. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “looseleaf,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looseleaf.

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