What is another word for lea?

Pronunciation: [lˈiː] (IPA)

Lea, meaning a meadow or plain, is a term commonly used in nature and geography. Some popular synonyms for lea include field, pasture, grassland, mead, and prairie. These words all refer to open areas covered with grass or other vegetation. Depending on the location and climate, other synonymous terms might be savannah, steppe, or tundra. However, each of these terms refers to more specific types of landscapes with distinct flora and fauna. Whatever the specific term used, the beauty and tranquility of these open areas are sources of inspiration for artists, writers, and nature enthusiasts around the world.

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    • Proper noun, singular
      lei, Las.
  • Other Related

    • Proper noun, singular
      Leah.

What are the hypernyms for Lea?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Lea?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

What are the meronyms for Lea?

Meronyms are words that refer to a part of something, where the whole is denoted by another word.
  • meronyms for lea (as nouns)

What are the opposite words for lea?

The word "lea" refers to a meadow or a grassy open space. The antonyms for "lea" are words that describe the opposite of an open, grassy area. Some antonyms could be words like "rugged", "jagged", "rocky", or "mountainous". These words describe areas that are rough, uneven, and characterized by rocky terrain. Other antonyms for "lea" could be words like "urban", "concrete", "pavement", or "cityscape", which all describe areas dominated by man-made structures and pavement. Overall, the antonyms for "lea" describe areas that lack the natural beauty and open space that people associate with meadows and grassy fields.

What are the antonyms for Lea?

  • n.

    field

Usage examples for Lea

One chill red leaf falling down- Many russet autumns gone; A lone ship with folded wings Lay sleeping off the lea: Silently she came by night, Folded wings of murky white, Weary with their lengthened flight; Way-worn nursling of the sea.
"Border and Bastille"
George A. Lawrence
She gives a pretty good swish at the face o' the harbour when the weather's rough from the south-east, and flies over on to the boats; but Bar lea Point yonder takes all the rough of it and shelters us like.
"Menhardoc"
George Manville Fenn
On the top of a mountain I stand, With a crown of red gold in my hand, Wild Moors come trooping over the lea O how from their fury shall I flee, flee, flee?
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Famous quotes with Lea

  • The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy
    Robert Burns
  • The Curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me.
    Thomas Gray
  • Heart of my heart, we are one with the wind, One with the clouds that are whirled o'er the lea, One in many, O broken and blind, One as the waves are at one with the sea!
    Alfred Noyes
  • Great God! I'd rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn; So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; Or hear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn.
    William Wordsworth
  • Where the pools are bright and deep Where the gray trout lies asleep, Up the river and o'er the lea That's the way for Billy and me.
    James Hogg

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