Leaflet

Pronunciation

• enPR: lÄ“fʹlÄ­t, IPA: /ˈliːflɪt/

Origin

leaf + -let

Noun

1. (botany) One of the components of a compound leaf.
2. (botany) A small plant leaf.The new leaflets at the end of the branch were a lighter shade of green than the mature leaves.
3. A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.A leaflet had been left under the car's windshield wiper.
4. (anatomy) A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.

Synonyms

• small sheet of paper containing information: flier, flyer, folder, handbill, pamphlet

Derived terms

• bi-leaflet valve, bileaflet valve
• leaflet drop
• leafleteer
• leaflet propaganda
• leaflet raid
• Lillehei-Kalke bileaflet prosthesis
• leaflet shell
• patient information leaflet
• prolapsing mitral leaflet syndrome

Full definition of leaflet

Verb

1. (transitive) To distribute leaflets to.A sidewalk preacher gave an impassioned sermon while an assistant leafleted those who stayed to listen.
2. (intransitive) To distribute leaflets.During the summer, Peter earned some extra cash by leafleting for a local pizza delivery restaurant.

Usage notes

The inflected forms leafletted and leafletting are sometimes seen, but the correctly formed inflections leafleted and leafleting are preferred.

Derived terms

• leafleting

Anagrams

• fellate