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5 Letter Words for Lenis
elsin, lenis, liens, lines, nelis, silen, sline
4 Letter Words for Lenis
isle, leis, lens, lien, lies, line, lins, nies, nile, nils, seil, sien, sile, sine
3 Letter Words for Lenis
eli, els, enl, ens, ile, ins, ise, isl, isn, lei, les, lie, lin, lis, nei, nie, nil, nis, sei, sel, sen, sie, sil, sin, sle
Definitions for Lenis
[1] pronounced with relatively weak muscular tension and breath pressure, resulting in weak sound effect: in stressed or unstressed position, (b, d, g, j, v, th̸, z, and zh ) are lenis in English, as compared with (p, t, k, ch, f, th, s, and sh ), which are fortis. Compare fortis(def 1) .
[2] a lenis consonant.
[3] (of a consonant) articulated with weak muscular tension
[4] a consonant, such as English b or v, pronounced with weak muscular force
Words nearby Lenis
leninakan, leningrad, leninism, leninist, leninsk-kuznetski, lenis, lenite, lenitic, lenition, lenitive, lenity
Origin of Lenis
1925–30; < Latin: soft, mild, gentle
Word origin for Lenis
C19: from Latin: gentle