Standard Lemma guide

cornfield

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːnfiːld/
  • General-American: /ˈkɔɹnˌfild/
  • CMU ARPABET: K AO1 R N F IY2 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A field of corn: maize, wheat, or other cereal crop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: field

4

noun

Meaning 4

A field of corn: maize, wheat, or other cereal crop.

A field of corn (maize).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: field, cornfield

5

noun

Meaning 5

a field planted with corn

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: corn field

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grainfield, grain field

History

Etymology

From corn + field.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Navajo: Kʼiiłtsoiitah — census-designated place
  • Armenian: հանդ (hand) — a field of corn
  • Cebuano: kamaisan — a field of corn
  • Cebuano: maisan — a field of corn
  • Chinese Mandarin: 麥田 /麦田 (màitián) — a field of corn
  • Esperanto: maizkampo — a field of corn
  • Esperanto: grenkampo — a field of corn
  • Finnish: viljapelto — a field of corn
  • Finnish: maissipelto — a field of corn
  • French: champ de blé — a field of corn
  • Galician: seara — a field of corn
  • Galician: senra — a field of corn
  • Georgian: ყანა (q̇ana) — a field of corn
  • German: Maisfeld — a field of corn
  • Greek: αραβοσιτώνας (aravositónas) — a field of corn
  • Japanese: トウモロコシ畑 (tōmorokoshi-batake) — a field of corn
  • Kaqchikel: awän — a field of corn
  • Khmer: ចំការពោត (cɑmkaa poot) — a field of corn
  • Latgalian: dryva — a field of corn
  • Latgalian: dierva — a field of corn
  • Latin: seges — a field of corn
  • Latvian: druva — a field of corn
  • Navajo: dáʼákʼeh — a field of corn
  • Polish: niwa — a field of corn
  • Polish: pole uprawne — a field of corn
  • Portuguese: milharal (of maize) — a field of corn
  • Portuguese: seara — a field of corn
  • Russian: кукуру́зное по́ле (kukurúznoje póle) — a field of corn
  • Spanish: milpa — a field of corn
  • Spanish: maizal — a field of corn
  • Spanish: mieses — a field of corn
  • Swedish: majsfält — a field of corn