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leaflet

  • /ˈliːflɪt/

Rhymes with -iːflɪt

noun leaflets · leavelet

  1. One of the components of a compound leaf.
  2. A small plant leaf. The new leaflets at the end of the branch were a lighter shade of green than the mature leaves.

    Similar: leafling

  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.

    Similar: flyer, folder, handbill, pamphlet

  4. A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel. the flutter of the anterior mitral leaflet is best delineated

verb leaflets · leafleting · leafletting · leafleted · leafletted

  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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cusp, folder, booklet, pamphlet, brochure, leaf, fascicle, coaptation, slip, sheet, flywheel, circular, tract, wheel, householder, broadside

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noun component of a compound leaf

Españolfolíolo
Portuguêsfolíolo
Françaisfoliole
DeutschBlättchen
Italianofogliolina
עבריתעַלְעָל 'al'ál

noun small plant leaf

Españolfolíolo
Portuguêsfolíolo
Françaisfoliole
DeutschBlättchen
עבריתעַלְעָל 'al'ál

noun small piece of paper with information

Españolfolleto
한국어전단지 jeondanji, 전단 jeondan
日本語散らし chirashi, チラシ chirashi, リーフレット rīfuretto
中文傳單 /传单 chuándān
Portuguêsfolder, panfleto
Françaistract, prospectus, dépliant
DeutschFaltblatt, Broschüre, Faltprospekt, Flugblatt, Handzettel
Italianodépliant, volantino
Русскийлисто́вка listóvka, фла́ер flájer
Tiếng Việttờ quảng cáo, tờ rơi, tờ bướm, truyền đơn
עבריתעָלוֹן 'alón

noun flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel

Portuguêscúspide

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@misc{leaflet_2026,
  title = {leaflet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leaflet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}