leman C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈlɛmən/ UK /ˈlɛmən/ See IPA manual Homophones lemon /ˈlɛmən/ Minimal pairs Sounds like layman /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/ Meanings 1 noun a lover or sweetheart, especially an illicit one The ballad told of a knight and his secret leman. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a lover or sweetheart,... loversweetheartparamourmistressbelovedconcubine Word family Related forms lieflove Etymology AI details From Middle English lemman, from earlier leofman, a compound of Old English lēof ('dear, beloved') and mann ('person'). lēof Old English mann Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # leman **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɛmən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɛmən/ ## Meanings 1. a lover or sweetheart, especially an illicit one ## Examples - The ballad told of a knight and his secret leman. ## Synonyms - lover - sweetheart - paramour - mistress - beloved - concubine ## Related Forms - lief - love ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lēof - Root: mann ## Etymology From Middle English lemman, from earlier leofman, a compound of Old English lēof ('dear, beloved') and mann ('person'). ## AI Etymology Leman comes from Middle English lemman, from earlier leofman, a compound of Old English lēof ('dear, beloved') and mann ('person'). The etymological trail includes Old English lēof and Old English mann. As a noun, leman means a lover or sweetheart, especially an illicit one. The same family is visible in related forms such as lief and love. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown