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lexical

adj · 6 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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  • lĕ'ksĭkəl
  • /ˈlɛksɪkəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: L EH1 K S IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Concerning lexicography or a lexicon or dictionary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Denoting a content word as opposed to a function word.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • a lexical verb

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Relating to alphabetical order or a generalization thereof.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lexicographic, lexicographical

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to words

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • lexical decision task

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

of or relating to dictionaries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin lexis, from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “word”) + -al.

Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُعْجَمِيّ (muʕjamiyy) — of a language's vocabulary
  • Arabic: مُفْرَدَاتِيّ (mufradātiyy) — of a language's vocabulary
  • Belarusian: лексі́чны (ljeksíčny) — of a language's vocabulary
  • Bulgarian: лексика́лен (leksikálen) — of a language's vocabulary
  • Catalan: lèxic — of a language's vocabulary
  • Chinese Mandarin: 詞彙的 /词汇的 (cíhuì de) — of a language's vocabulary
  • Czech: lexikální — of a language's vocabulary
  • Danish: leksikal — of a language's vocabulary
  • Dutch: lexikaal — of a language's vocabulary
  • Esperanto: leksika — of a language's vocabulary
  • Finnish: sanastollinen — of a language's vocabulary
  • French: lexical — of a language's vocabulary
  • Galician: léxico — of a language's vocabulary
  • Galician: lexical — of a language's vocabulary
  • German: lexikalisch — of a language's vocabulary
  • Irish: léacsach — of a language's vocabulary
  • Irish: foclóireachta — of a language's vocabulary
  • Italian: lessicale — of a language's vocabulary
  • Japanese: 語彙的 (goiteki) — of a language's vocabulary
  • Kazakh: лексикалық (leksikalyq) — of a language's vocabulary
  • Korean: 어휘적 (eohwijeok) — of a language's vocabulary
  • Lithuanian: leksinis — of a language's vocabulary
  • Macedonian: лексички (leksički) — of a language's vocabulary
  • Mongolian: үгийн (ügiin) — of a language's vocabulary
  • Persian: لغوی (loġavi) — of a language's vocabulary
  • Polish: leksykalny — of a language's vocabulary
  • Portuguese: léxico — of a language's vocabulary
  • Portuguese: lexical — of a language's vocabulary
  • Russian: лекси́ческий (leksíčeskij) — of a language's vocabulary
  • Slovak: lexikálny — of a language's vocabulary
  • Spanish: léxico — of a language's vocabulary
  • Spanish: lexical — of a language's vocabulary
  • Swedish: lexikalisk — of a language's vocabulary
  • Tajik: луғавӣ (luġavi) — of a language's vocabulary
  • Ukrainian: лекси́чний (leksýčnyj) — of a language's vocabulary
  • Arabic: قَامُوسِيّ (qāmūsiyy) — of a dictionary
  • Belarusian: сло́ўнікавы (slównikavy) — of a dictionary
  • Bulgarian: ре́чников (réčnikov) — of a dictionary
  • Catalan: lèxic — of a dictionary
  • Chinese Mandarin: 詞典的 /词典的 (cídiǎn de) — of a dictionary
  • Czech: lexikální — of a dictionary
  • Danish: leksikal — of a dictionary
  • Finnish: leksikaalinen — of a dictionary
  • Galician: léxico — of a dictionary
  • Irish: foclóireachta — of a dictionary
  • Irish: léacsach — of a dictionary
  • Japanese: 語彙的 (goiteki) — of a dictionary
  • Lithuanian: žodyninis — of a dictionary
  • Polish: słownikowy — of a dictionary
  • Portuguese: léxico — of a dictionary
  • Portuguese: lexical — of a dictionary
  • Russian: слова́рный (slovárnyj) — of a dictionary
  • Scottish Gaelic: faclaireil — of a dictionary
  • Slovak: lexikálny — of a dictionary
  • Spanish: léxico — of a dictionary
  • Swedish: lexikalisk — of a dictionary
  • Ukrainian: словнико́вий (slovnykóvyj) — of a dictionary
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