leaflet
/ˈliːflɪt/
leaflet noun: one of the components of a compound leaf.
Noun
leaflet (plural leaflets)
- One of the components of a compound leaf.
- A small plant leaf.
- The new leaflets at the end of the branch were a lighter shade of green than the mature leaves.
- Synonyms:
- leafling
- A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.
- A leaflet had been left under the car's windshield wiper.
- A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
- the flutter of the anterior mitral leaflet is best delineated1985, Hugo Spindola-Franco, Robert Eisenberg, Bernard G. Fish, Charles B. Higgins, Richard M. Steingart, John P. Wexler, Radiology of the Heart, Springer
Verb
leaflet (third-person singular simple present leaflets, present participle leafleting or leafletting, simple past and past participle leafleted or leafletted)
- To distribute leaflets to.
- A sidewalk preacher gave an impassioned sermon while an assistant leafleted those who stayed to listen.
- At approximately 9:30 p.m. the demonstrators regrouped in front of the Copley Plaza and leafleted the area until an entourage of limousines entered the hotel.1980 August 16, Warren Blumenfeld, “Disabled Group Pickets Sack Titanic Premiere”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 5, page 3
- To distribute leaflets.
- During the summer, Peter earned some extra cash by leafleting for a local pizza delivery restaurant.
- The leafleter who takes reasonable care not to block the sidewalk, who does not become involved in incidents of violence, and whose leaflet is truthful, has the right to leaflet undisturbed.2011, Staughton Lynd, Daniel Gross, Labor Law for the Rank & Filer: Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law
leaflet meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
leaflet in Hindi
- leaflet
- पत्ता pattā
leaflet in Tamil
- கைமடல், சிற்றிலை, சிற்றிலை இடுதல், வழங்குதல்
leaflet in Marathi
- component of a compound leaf
- पर्णिका parṇikā, उपपर्ण upparṇa, पर्णक parṇak, पत्रक patrak
leaflet in Urdu
- پرچہ, ورقہ
More languagesFewer languages
- leaflet in Malayalam
- ലഘുലേഖ, ലഘുപത്രിക, ഉപപത്രം, ഗ്രന്ഥിക
- leaflet in Kannada
- ಕರಪತ್ರ, ಪತ್ರ, ಎಳೆ ಎಲೆ, ಮಡಿಯೋಲೆ
- leaflet in Tagalog
- miklat
- leaflet in Thai
- ใบปลิว bai-bpliu
- leaflet in Vietnamese
- tờ quảng cáo, tờ rơi, tờ bướm, truyền đơn
Examples of leaflet in a sentence
- The Manchester & East Midlands Rail Action partnership has been leafleting homes to canvass support for its reopening campaign.2023 January 11, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: North West”, in RAIL, number 974, page 18:
- Leafleting in a suit and tie at a Boulogne-Billancourt market, Christophe Versini, a legal expert, parliamentary adviser and local delegate for the National Rally, said: […]2024 June 7, Angelique Chrisafis, “‘You can feel a shift’: will the French be lured by Le Pen?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Synonyms of leaflet
Forms of leaflet
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | leaflets |
| alternative form (rare) | leavelet |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | leaflets |
| present participle | leafleting |
| present participle | leafletting |
| past participle | leafleted |
| past | leafleted |
| past participle | leafletted |
| past | leafletted |
Origin of leaflet
From leaf + -let.
Words formed from leaflet
- bileaflet
- bi-leaflet valve
- bileaflet valve
- intergeniculate leaflet
- interleaflet
- leaflet drop
- leafleteer
- leafleter
- leafletless
- leaflet propaganda
- leaflet raid
- leaflet shell
- Lillehei-Kalke bileaflet prosthesis
- package leaflet
- patient information leaflet
- prolapsing mitral leaflet syndrome
- subleaflet
- leafleting
Questions about leaflet
- What does leaflet mean?
- Leaflet means one of the components of a compound leaf.
- What is leaflet in Hindi?
- Leaflet in Hindi is पत्ता (pattā). See Leaflet meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use leaflet in a sentence?
- The Manchester & East Midlands Rail Action partnership has been leafleting homes to canvass support for its reopening campaign.
- What part of speech is leaflet?
- Leaflet can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce leaflet?
- Leaflet is pronounced /ˈliːflɪt/.
- What is the plural of leaflet?
- The plural of leaflet is leaflets.
Words near leaflet in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: leaflet (page history and authors); पत्ता (Hindi) (page history and authors); leaflet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); leaflet (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); leaflet (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); leaflet (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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