Standard Lemma guide

leavened

adj · verb · 3 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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  • CMU ARPABET: L EH1 V AH0 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Prepared using leavening.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unleavened

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of leaven

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powder; often used as a combining form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • leavened bread
  • well-leavened
  • yeast-leavened breads

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unleavened

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: подква́сен (podkvásen) — Translations
  • Bulgarian: ква́сен (kvásen) — Translations
  • Bulgarian: заква́сен (zakvásen) — Translations
  • Hebrew: חָמֵץ (ẖamétz) — Translations
  • Polish: na zakwasie — Translations
  • Spanish: leudo — Translations
  • Spanish: liudo — Translations
  • Spanish: con levadura — Translations