lexicon

Noun

Meaning

A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially, a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dictionary vocabulary glossary terminology thesaurus word list mental lexicon encyclopedia encyclopaedia gazetteer language word book term list
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Antonyms

standard quiet incorrect silence listening chaos
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Hypernyms

knowledge cognition noesis wordbook

Hyponyms

gazetteer unabridged spelling checker spell-checker desk dictionary bilingual dictionary

Phrases with the word

contrary lexicon differential lexicon generative lexicon synonym lexicon discordant lexicon

Anagrams

lexonic

Examples

Liberal' comes from the Latin liberalis, which means pertaining to a free man. In politics, to be liberal is to want to extend democracy through change and reform. One can see why the word had to be erased from our political lexicon. Gore Vidal

In the lexicon of youth which fate reserves for a bright manhood, there is no such word as fail. Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Drunk, Jane spoke as though she were Nancy Drew. I was a fool for a girl with a dainty lexicon. Michael Chabon

Almost everything in the pop culture lexicon of vampirism is basically fiction-and fiction is the art of telling entertaining lies for money. Charles Stross

In the lexicon of the political class, the word "sacrifice" means that the citizens are supposed to mail even more of their income to Washington so that the political class will not have to sacrifice the pleasure of spending it. George Will

The songs are my lexicon. I believe the songs. Bob Dylan

Close letter words and terms

lexicometrical lexicometry lexicomorphological lexiconic lexiconise lexiconist