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lindley

/lˈɪndli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
lind-ley
IPA
/lˈɪndli/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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name

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Etymology

Two possible origins: * The places in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire are named with Old English līn (“flax”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), with epenthetic -d-. Equivalent to line + -ley (“lea”). * The deserted medieval village in Leicestershire is named with Old English lind (“lime tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to lind + -ley (“lea”).

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lindleys (plural)

Derived Forms

Lindleyan

Phrases

Lindley equation Lindley process Lindley recursion

Rhymes With

findlay hindley findley brindley grindley windley kindley

Questions

How do you pronounce lindley?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɪndli/.
What does lindley mean?
A placename:
Where does lindley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce lindley

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