Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lis

/lˈɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
lis
IPA
/lˈɪs/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of fleur-de-lis.

noun

The substance of a legal dispute.

noun

plural of li

noun

Initialism of library and information science.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of locked-in syndrome.

Uncountable

noun

plural of LI

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lis (“quarrel, lawsuit”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

lisses (plural)

Homonyms

liss

Rhymes With

this miss chris kiss swiss piss dismiss bliss dis kris sis mis

Questions

How do you pronounce lis?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɪs/.
What does lis mean?
Clipping of fleur-de-lis.
Where does lis come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin lis (“quarrel, lawsuit”).

How to pronounce lis

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