lintel C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈlɪntl/ UK /ˈlɪntl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a horizontal beam across the top of a door or window He had to duck beneath the low stone lintel. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a horizontal beam across... beamheadercrossbeamtransom ↔ Opposites sillthreshold Etymology AI details From Old French lintel ('threshold, lintel'), an alteration of earlier lintier, ultimately from Latin līmes ('boundary, limit') influenced by līmen ('threshold'). lintel Old French līmen Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lintel **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɪntl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɪntl/ ## Meanings 1. a horizontal beam across the top of a door or window ## Examples - He had to duck beneath the low stone lintel. ## Synonyms - beam - header - crossbeam - transom ## Antonyms - sill - threshold ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lintel - Root: līmen ## Etymology From Old French lintel ('threshold, lintel'), an alteration of earlier lintier, ultimately from Latin līmes ('boundary, limit') influenced by līmen ('threshold'). ## AI Etymology Lintel comes from Old French lintel ('threshold, lintel'), an alteration of earlier lintier, ultimately from Latin līmes ('boundary, limit') influenced by līmen ('threshold'). The etymological trail includes Old French lintel, Latin līmen. Its current noun use means "a horizontal beam across the top of a door or window". ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - House & Home markdown