Standard Lemma guide

isle

name · noun · 7 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /aɪ̯l/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪl
  • homophone: I'll
  • homophone: aisle
  • CMU ARPABET: AY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A minor city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A commune near Limoges, Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A river in Somerset, England, which flows into the River Parrett.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

A river in southwestern France, which flows into the Dordogne.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

An island, usually very small. Compare with islet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Obsolete spelling of aisle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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7

noun

Meaning 7

a small island

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: islet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: island

Narrower terms: Perejil, Wight, Isle of Wight

History

Etymology

From Middle English ile, yle (with s added, similar to English island), borrowed from Old French ille, idle, isle, from Latin insula. Not related to island. Doublet of insula.