English Explanatory Dictionary

lemon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A yellowish citrus fruit.
  2. A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.
  3. A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.
  4. Lemon juice.
  5. A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris).
  6. A defective or inadequate item or individual.
  7. Favor.
  8. A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex.
  9. The surface of revolution of a circular arc of angle less than 180° rotated about the straight line passing through the arc’s two endpoints.
adj
  1. Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
  2. Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.
  3. Smart; cheeky, vocal.
verb
  1. To flavour with lemon.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in McLean County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. A minor river in Devon, England, which joins the River Teign at Newton Abbot.

Pronunciation

lĕm'ən /ˈlɛmən/ /ˈlɛmɪn/ En-uk-lemon.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-lemon.wav /ˈlɪmɪn/

Word forms

lemon lemons limon more lemon most lemon lemoning lemoned Lemmond

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic ليمونbor. Old French lymonbor. Middle English lymon English lemon Inherited from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon (“citrus”), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) or Persian لیمون (limon), from Persian لیمو (limu), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū, “lime”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw or Munda. Doublet of lime. The fandom sense is named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon.

Synonyms

lemon yellow bomb PWP smutfic

Related words

limonene 🍋 adverse selection citrine citron citronella melissa fever grass

Derived words

acid of lemon bitter lemon bush lemon Canton lemon do me a lemon easy peasy lemon squeezy Ichang lemon lemandarin lemonade lemonaise lemonal lemon ant lemonary lemon balm lemon bar lemon basil lemon beebrush lemon-bellied flycatcher lemon-bellied flyrobin lemon-belly lemon cheese lemon chicken lemon chiffon lemon chiffon pie lemon clover lemon curd lemon daylily lemon drop lemon eucalyptus lemonfish lemon geranium lemongrass lemon grass lemon heaven lemonime lemonish lemonize lemon juice lemon laundering lemon law lemonless lemonlike lemon lily lemon-lime lemon lime lemon martini lemon meringue lemon meringue pie lemon mint lemon myrtle lemon pepper lemon plait lemonquat lemonrita lemon shark lemon socialism lemon soda lemon sole lemon square lemon squash

Translations

Bulgarian: лимо́нов Catalan: llimona Dutch: citroengeel Finnish: sitruunankeltainen French: jaune citron Galician: limón German: Zitronengelb German: Zitroonegääl Greek: λεμονί Hungarian: citromsárga Irish: buí líomóide Japanese: 檸檬色 Korean: 레몬색 Latvian: citrondzeltena krāsa Macedonian: ли́монов Marathi: लिंबू Polish: cytrynowy Portuguese: limão Spanish: limón Swahili: ndimu Swedish: citrongul Tamil: பழுப்பு Turkish: limon rengi Turkish: limoni Vietnamese: vàng canh Danish: citrongul Dutch: citroengele Estonian: sidrunkollane Finnish: sitruunankeltainen Finnish: sitruunan värinen German: zitronengelb Latvian: citrondzeltens Pannonian Rusyn: лимункови Portuguese: limonado Portuguese: limoado Portuguese: alimonado Portuguese: alimoado Romanian: galben-verziu Spanish: limonado Spanish: limón Vietnamese: màu chanh
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