adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Lined paper, usually collected in a binder. uncountable

Adjective

1. 1
   Consisting of loose leaves (pages), often collected in a binder, rather than being bound like a book or stapled. not-comparable

   "All the pages fell out of my looseleaf notebook."

2. 2
   Of tea: supplied as whole tea leaves rather than teabags. not-comparable
3. 3
   Of lettuce: having loosely bunched leaves. not-comparable

   "Looseleaf lettuce is popularly used in salads."

Adjective

1. 1
   being or having leaves that can be easily removed or rearranged wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

unbound

Example

More examples

"All the pages fell out of my looseleaf notebook."

Etymology

From loose + leaf (“sheet of a book, magazine, etc.”).

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