lexis
Plural: lexeis, lexes, lexises
Noun
- The total vocabulary of a language, or of a particular speaker.
- all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
- The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language.
- Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations.
- The vocabulary used by a writer.
Examples
- In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand.
- Mastering the entire lexis of allowable Scrabble words is a monumental task.
Origin / Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “speech, word”).
Scrabble Score: 12
lexis: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlexis: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lexis: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
lexis: valid Words With Friends Word