Lexical

/ˈlɛksɪkəl/

Meaning & Definition

adjective

Relating to the words or vocabulary of a language.

The lexical choices made by the author greatly influence the tone of the narrative.

Pertaining to the lexicon or dictionary of a language.

The lexical analysis revealed that the text contained a rich variety of synonyms.

Concerned with the meaning of words.

The lexical semantics of the word 'bank' can refer to the financial institution or the side of a river.

Describing the formal structure of language at the level of words.

The study focused on lexical patterns in bilingual speakers.

Of or relating to the vocabulary of a particular subject.

Her research included an examination of the lexical field of botany.

From the Greek 'lexikon', meaning 'word' or 'dictionary'.

lexical gap

A situation where a certain concept does not have a specific term in the language.

lexical field

A set of words grouped by meaning referring to a specific subject.

lexical semantics

The study of how and what the words of a language denote.

lexicon

The complete set of meaningful units in a language.

morpheme

The smallest grammatical unit in a language.

semantics

The study of meaning in language.

Lex

In our talk about words, let's keep it 'lex' and focus on vocabulary.

Lexicalize

When you fully lexicalize the term, you're making it a common part of speech.