leaflet

To distribute leaflets to.

Noun

  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.

    Synonyms: 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.

    Synonyms: flyer folder handbill pamphlet

  4. A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.

Origin

Etymology tree English leaf Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English leaflet From leaf + -let.

Forms

leaflets leavelet

Related

booklet brochure catalog catalogue circular junk mail pinna pinnule pamphlet

Derived

bileaflet bi-leaflet valve bileaflet valve intergeniculate leaflet interleaflet leaflet drop leafleteer leafleter leafletless leaflet propaganda leaflet raid leaflet shell Lillehei-Kalke bileaflet prosthesis package leaflet patient information leaflet prolapsing mitral leaflet syndrome subleaflet

Verb

  1. To distribute leaflets to.
    • A sidewalk preacher gave an impassioned sermon while an assistant leafleted those who stayed to listen.
    • At approximately 9:30 p.m. the demonstrators regrouped in front of the Copley Plaza and leafleted the area until an entourage of limousines entered the hotel. - 1980 August 16, Warren Blumenfeld, “Disabled Group Pickets...
    • Buxton: A survey of 3,000 users of the Monsal Trail has revealed 98% support for the rebuilding of the railway to Matlock. The Manchester & East Midlands Rail Action partnership has been leafleting homes to canvass...
  2. To distribute leaflets.
    • During the summer, Peter earned some extra cash by leafleting for a local pizza delivery restaurant.
    • The leafleter who takes reasonable care not to block the sidewalk, who does not become involved in incidents of violence, and whose leaflet is truthful, has the right to leaflet undisturbed. - 2011, Staughton Lynd,...
    • Leafleting in a suit and tie at a Boulogne-Billancourt market, Christophe Versini, a legal expert, parliamentary adviser and local delegate for the National Rally, said: […] - 2024 June 7, Angelique Chrisafis, “‘You can...

Forms

leaflets leafleting leafletting leafleted leafletted leavelet

Derived

leafleting