"lee" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /liː/ Audio: en-us-lee.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From Middle English lee, from Old English hlēo, hlēow (“shelter, protection”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw, from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz (compare German Lee (“lee”), Swedish lä, Danish læ, Norwegian le, Old Norse hlé, Dutch lij), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (compare Welsh clyd (“warm, cozy”), Latin calēre (“to warm up”), Lithuanian šiltas (“warm, pleasant”), Sanskrit शरद् (śarad, “autumn”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lee}} Middle English lee, {{inh|en|ang|hlēo}} Old English hlēo, {{m|ang|hlēow||shelter, protection}} hlēow (“shelter, protection”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hlaiw|id=barrow}} Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hlaiwaz}} Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz, {{cog|de|Lee||lee}} German Lee (“lee”), {{cog|sv|lä}} Swedish lä, {{cog|da|læ}} Danish læ, {{cog|no|le}} Norwegian le, {{cog|non|hlé}} Old Norse hlé, {{cog|nl|lij}} Dutch lij, {{der|en|ine-pro|*ḱley-}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-, {{cog|cy|clyd||warm, cozy}} Welsh clyd (“warm, cozy”), {{m|la|caleo|calēre|to warm up}} calēre (“to warm up”), {{cog|lt|šiltas||warm, pleasant}} Lithuanian šiltas (“warm, pleasant”), {{m|sa|शरद्||autumn}} शरद् (śarad, “autumn”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} lee (not comparable)
  1. (nautical, geology) Facing away from the flow of a fluid, usually air. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geology, Nautical, Nautical Derived forms: lee gauge, lee shore
    Sense id: en-lee-en-adj-mX2KrTkv Disambiguation of Nautical: 27 32 27 7 4 1 3 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /liː/ Audio: en-us-lee.ogg [US] Forms: lees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From Middle English lee, from Old English hlēo, hlēow (“shelter, protection”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw, from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz (compare German Lee (“lee”), Swedish lä, Danish læ, Norwegian le, Old Norse hlé, Dutch lij), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (compare Welsh clyd (“warm, cozy”), Latin calēre (“to warm up”), Lithuanian šiltas (“warm, pleasant”), Sanskrit शरद् (śarad, “autumn”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lee}} Middle English lee, {{inh|en|ang|hlēo}} Old English hlēo, {{m|ang|hlēow||shelter, protection}} hlēow (“shelter, protection”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hlaiw|id=barrow}} Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hlaiwaz}} Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz, {{cog|de|Lee||lee}} German Lee (“lee”), {{cog|sv|lä}} Swedish lä, {{cog|da|læ}} Danish læ, {{cog|no|le}} Norwegian le, {{cog|non|hlé}} Old Norse hlé, {{cog|nl|lij}} Dutch lij, {{der|en|ine-pro|*ḱley-}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-, {{cog|cy|clyd||warm, cozy}} Welsh clyd (“warm, cozy”), {{m|la|caleo|calēre|to warm up}} calēre (“to warm up”), {{cog|lt|šiltas||warm, pleasant}} Lithuanian šiltas (“warm, pleasant”), {{m|sa|शरद्||autumn}} शरद् (śarad, “autumn”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lee (plural lees)
  1. (nautical) A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind. Categories (topical): Nautical, Nautical Translations (protected cove or harbor, out of the wind): завет (zavet) [masculine] (Bulgarian), refugi [masculine] (Catalan), luwte [feminine] (Dutch), suojasatama (Finnish), tuulensuoja (Finnish), fothain [feminine] (Irish), за́вет (závet) [masculine] (Macedonian), lindungan (Malay), (Swedish), masun (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-lee-en-noun-v3gs2yRb Disambiguation of Nautical: 27 32 27 7 4 1 3 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'protected cove or harbor, out of the wind': 84 6 8 2
  2. (nautical) The side of the ship away from the wind. Categories (topical): Nautical, Nautical Translations (side of the ship away from the wind): подветрена страна (podvetrena strana) [feminine] (Bulgarian), lij [feminine] (Dutch), lijzijde [feminine] (Dutch), lijzij [feminine] (Dutch), lee (Finnish), suojanpuoli (Finnish), abri (French), Lee [feminine] (German), taobh na fothana [masculine] (Irish), taobh an fhoscaidh [masculine] (Irish), заве́трина (zavétrina) [feminine] (Macedonian), پوجه (poca) (Ottoman Turkish), zawietrzna [feminine] (Polish), подветренная сторона́ (podvetrennaja storoná) [feminine] (Russian), за́вјетрина [Cyrillic, Ijekavian, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), за́ветрина [Cyrillic, Ekavian, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), závjetrina [Ijekavian, Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), závetrina [Ekavian, Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), [neuter] (Swedish), läsida [common-gender] (Swedish), boca (Turkish), підвітряний бік (pidvitrjanyj bik) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-lee-en-noun-tYvV1Jo~ Disambiguation of Nautical: 27 32 27 7 4 1 3 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'side of the ship away from the wind': 8 81 11 0
  3. A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection. Translations (sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object): завет (zavet) [masculine] (Bulgarian), recer [masculine] (Catalan), tuulensuoja (Finnish), lee (Finnish), socairo [masculine] (Galician), szélárnyék (Hungarian), széltől védett hely (Hungarian), fothain [feminine] (Irish), за́вет (závet) [masculine] (Macedonian), socaire [masculine] (Spanish), (Swedish), захист (zaxyst) [masculine] (Ukrainian), укриття (ukryttja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-lee-en-noun-aCeGaSJ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 14 34 4 2 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 18 13 31 6 3 10 Disambiguation of 'sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object': 11 8 80 2
  4. Calm, peace.
    Sense id: en-lee-en-noun-BRAG8QPU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alee, lee-ho, leeward, leeway, under the lee
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /liː/ Audio: en-us-lee.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -iː Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lee (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Lees; dregs. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lee-en-noun-4uAon0zp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /liː/ Audio: en-us-lee.ogg [US] Forms: lees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Head templates: {{en-noun}} lee (plural lees)
  1. Obsolete form of li (“traditional Chinese unit of distance”). Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: li (extra: traditional Chinese unit of distance) Related terms: on one's lee-lane (english: probably etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-lee-en-noun-q0inQyCz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for lee meaning in English (18.9kB)

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            "masculine"
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        "4": "autumn"
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    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "word": "leeward"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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        "4": "autumn"
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        "(nautical) The side of the ship away from the wind."
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship",
          "type": "example"
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          "ref": "1873, John Tyndall, “Niagara”, in Fragments of Science, published 1907, page 182",
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        "A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection."
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          "leeside",
          "leeside"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Calm, peace."
      ]
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      "rhymes": "-iː"
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    },
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      "homophone": "lea"
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    {
      "homophone": "Lea"
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    {
      "homophone": "Lee"
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    {
      "homophone": "leigh"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Leigh"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "li"
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    {
      "homophone": "Li"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lie"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zavet",
      "sense": "protected cove or harbor, out of the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "завет"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "protected cove or harbor, out of the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "refugi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "protected cove or harbor, out of the wind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "luwte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "protected cove or harbor, out of the wind",
      "word": "suojasatama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "protected cove or harbor, out of the wind",
      "word": "tuulensuoja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "protected cove or harbor, out of the wind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fothain"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "závet",
      "sense": "protected cove or harbor, out of the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "за́вет"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "protected cove or harbor, out of the wind",
      "word": "lindungan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "protected cove or harbor, out of the wind",
      "word": "lä"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "protected cove or harbor, out of the wind",
      "word": "masun"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podvetrena strana",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "подветрена страна"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lij"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lijzijde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lijzij"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "word": "lee"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "word": "suojanpuoli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "word": "abri"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lee"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "taobh na fothana"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "taobh an fhoscaidh"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "заве́трина"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "poca",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "word": "پوجه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zawietrzna"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podvetrennaja storoná",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "подветренная сторона́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "Ijekavian",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "за́вјетрина"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "Ekavian",
        "feminine"
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      "word": "за́ветрина"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "Ijekavian",
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "závjetrina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "Ekavian",
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "závetrina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lä"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "läsida"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "word": "boca"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pidvitrjanyj bik",
      "sense": "side of the ship away from the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "підвітряний бік"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zavet",
      "sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "завет"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "recer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
      "word": "tuulensuoja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
      "word": "lee"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "socairo"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
      "word": "szélárnyék"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
      "word": "széltől védett hely"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fothain"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "závet",
      "sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "за́вет"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "socaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
      "word": "lä"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaxyst",
      "sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "захист"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ukryttja",
      "sense": "sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "укриття"
    }
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      "homophone": "Lea"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lee"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "leigh"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Leigh"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "li"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Li"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Lie"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-lee.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/21/En-us-lee.ogg/En-us-lee.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/En-us-lee.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lee"
}

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