Standard Lemma guide

leaflet

noun · verb · 9 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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  • lēfʹlĭt
  • /ˈliːflɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːflɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: L IY1 F L AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One of the components of a compound leaf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A small plant leaf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Examples

  • The new leaflets at the end of the branch were a lighter shade of green than the mature leaves.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leafling

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A leaflet had been left under the car's windshield wiper.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flyer, folder, handbill, pamphlet

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To distribute leaflets to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • A sidewalk preacher gave an impassioned sermon while an assistant leafleted those who stayed to listen.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To distribute leaflets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • During the summer, Peter earned some extra cash by leafleting for a local pizza delivery restaurant.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a thin triangular flap of a heart valve

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cusp

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flap

8

noun

Meaning 8

a small book usually having a paper cover

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: booklet, brochure, folder, pamphlet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: book

Narrower terms: blue book, ticket book

9

noun

Meaning 9

part of a compound leaf

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: leaf, leafage, foliage

Narrower terms: pinna, pinnule

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English leaf Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English leaflet From leaf + -let.

Across languages

Translations

81 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: folíol — component of a compound leaf
  • Finnish: lehdykkä — component of a compound leaf
  • French: foliole — component of a compound leaf
  • German: Blättchen — component of a compound leaf
  • Hebrew: עַלְעָל ('al'ál) — component of a compound leaf
  • Italian: fogliolina — component of a compound leaf
  • Marathi: पर्णिका (parṇikā) — component of a compound leaf
  • Marathi: उपपर्ण (upparṇa) — component of a compound leaf
  • Marathi: पर्णक (parṇak) — component of a compound leaf
  • Marathi: पत्रक (patrak) — component of a compound leaf
  • Polish: listek — component of a compound leaf
  • Portuguese: folíolo — component of a compound leaf
  • Spanish: folíolo — component of a compound leaf
  • Breton: deliadenn — small plant leaf
  • Dutch: blaadje — small plant leaf
  • French: foliole — small plant leaf
  • German: Blättchen — small plant leaf
  • Hebrew: עַלְעָל ('al'ál) — small plant leaf
  • Irish: duillín — small plant leaf
  • Latin: foliolum — small plant leaf
  • Macedonian: листенце (listence) — small plant leaf
  • Polish: listek — small plant leaf
  • Portuguese: folíolo — small plant leaf
  • Spanish: folíolo — small plant leaf
  • Welsh: deiliosen — small plant leaf
  • Belarusian: лісто́ўка (listówka) — small piece of paper with information
  • Belarusian: улётка (uljótka) — small piece of paper with information
  • Bulgarian: листо́вка (listóvka) — small piece of paper with information
  • Chinese Mandarin: 傳單 /传单 (chuándān) — small piece of paper with information
  • Czech: leták — small piece of paper with information
  • Dutch: folder — small piece of paper with information
  • Estonian: lendleht — small piece of paper with information
  • Finnish: esite — small piece of paper with information
  • Finnish: lentolehtinen — small piece of paper with information
  • French: tract — small piece of paper with information
  • French: prospectus — small piece of paper with information
  • French: dépliant — small piece of paper with information
  • German: Faltblatt — small piece of paper with information
  • German: Broschüre — small piece of paper with information
  • German: Faltprospekt — small piece of paper with information
  • German: Flugblatt — small piece of paper with information
  • German: Handzettel — small piece of paper with information
  • Hebrew: עָלוֹן ('alón) — small piece of paper with information
  • Hungarian: szórólap — small piece of paper with information
  • Hungarian: röplap — small piece of paper with information
  • Hungarian: röpcédula — small piece of paper with information
  • Irish: bileoigín — small piece of paper with information
  • Irish: bileoigín páipéir — small piece of paper with information
  • Irish: bileog — small piece of paper with information
  • Irish: bileog faisnéise — small piece of paper with information
  • Italian: dépliant — small piece of paper with information
  • Italian: volantino — small piece of paper with information
  • Japanese: 散らし (chirashi) — small piece of paper with information
  • Japanese: チラシ (chirashi) — small piece of paper with information
  • Japanese: リーフレット (rīfuretto) — small piece of paper with information
  • Korean: 전단지 (jeondanji) — small piece of paper with information
  • Korean: 전단 (jeondan) — small piece of paper with information
  • Latin: libellus — small piece of paper with information
  • Macedonian: леток (letok) — small piece of paper with information
  • Māori: mātārere — small piece of paper with information
  • Māori: tawhera — small piece of paper with information
  • Plautdietsch: Zadel — small piece of paper with information
  • Polish: ulotka — small piece of paper with information
  • Portuguese: folder — small piece of paper with information
  • Portuguese: panfleto — small piece of paper with information
  • Russian: листо́вка (listóvka) — small piece of paper with information
  • Russian: фла́ер (flájer) — small piece of paper with information
  • Serbo-Croatian: ле̏так — small piece of paper with information
  • Serbo-Croatian: lȅtak — small piece of paper with information
  • Slovene: brošura — small piece of paper with information
  • Slovene: prospekt — small piece of paper with information
  • Spanish: folleto — small piece of paper with information
  • Tagalog: miklat — small piece of paper with information
  • Thai: ใบปลิว (bai-bpliu) — small piece of paper with information
  • Ukrainian: листі́вка (lystívka) — small piece of paper with information
  • Vietnamese: tờ quảng cáo — small piece of paper with information
  • Vietnamese: tờ rơi — small piece of paper with information
  • Vietnamese: tờ bướm — small piece of paper with information
  • Vietnamese: truyền đơn — small piece of paper with information
  • Polish: listek — flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel
  • Portuguese: cúspide — flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel
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