linden

Other forms of linden

plural

lindens·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about linden

What does linden mean?

linden means "soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in linden?

linden has 2 syllables: lin-den. The stress falls on "lin". In IPA it is /ˈlɪndən/.

What is another word for linden?

Close synonyms include basswood, linden tree, basswood, lime, lime tree. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is linden a common word?

linden is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.