Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leet

/ˈliːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: leet
IPA: /ˈliːt/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves.

verb

simple past of let

Obsolete

noun

A regular court, more specifically a court-leet, in which certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction.

British usage; Obsolete

noun

The European pollock.

British usage

noun

A place where roads meet or cross; intersection

Obsolete

noun

Alternative form of leat (“watercourse”).

noun

Abbreviation of leetspeak.

Dated; Uncountable

adj

Of or relating to leetspeak.

Example Sentences

"The whiting pollock sometimes, par excellence is styled pollock only. On the Yorkshire coast it is called a leet, and in Scotland a lythe."
"Powered by leetness! You can have the leetest hardware imaginable in your gaming rig, but it won't matter if you run it with a cheap power supply."

Etymology

From Scots leet, leit, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French lite, litte, variant of liste (“list”); or from Old Norse leiti, hleyti (“a share, portion”) (compare Old English hlēt (“share, lot”)); or an aphaeretic shortening of French élite.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: leet, lite, leiti, élite, lēt, lete

Usage

Inflected Forms

leets (plural) 1337 (alternative) eleet (alternative) el337 (alternative) l33t (alternative) 31337 (alternative) 3l33t (alternative) leeter (comparative) leetest (superlative) Leete (alternative)

Derived Forms

leetman leetness

Phrases

long leet short leet gyaru-moji

Frequently Paired Words

야민정음 Yaminjeongeum ギャル文字 gyaru-moji

Homonyms

Leith (th-stopping)

Rhymes With

street meet st eat complete beat feet sweet heat seat treat meat

Questions

How do you pronounce leet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈliːt/.
What does leet mean?: A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves.
Where does leet come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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