lemon
/ˈlɛmən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The juice of Lemmons killeth Warts, but better the water of the ſame juice, diſtilled through a glaſs."
- "[J]uſt at the laſt ſcald four or five ſpoonfuls of thick new cream, with a few drops of lemon or vinegar, muſhrooms pickled do well, […]"
- "[S]tir into this, after taking from the fire, two ounces of butter cut into little bits, putting in one piece at a time, and squeeze a few drops of lemon in this sauce."
- "The fact that he is drinking lemon is, therefore, an image of the bitterness of his life."
- "She should stay in bed for 40 days and should avoid getting close to her husband till the end of 40 days, not taking a shower, not drinking lemon, and not letting anybody enter her room while she has her menses because this will affect her milk."
- "Drinking lemon is known to aid with digestion, as it contains limonene, compounds that can assist with weight loss and fighting inflammation!"
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon (“citrus”), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) or Classical Persian لِیمُون (līmūn), a variant of Classical Persian لِیمُو (līmū, līmō), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū, “lime”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw or Munda. Doublet of lime. The fandom sense is named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
Inflected Forms
lemons (plural)
limon (alternative)
more lemon (comparative)
most lemon (superlative)
lemons (present, singular)
lemoning (participle, present)
lemoned (participle, past)
lemoned (past)
Lemmond (alternative)