Definition of isle Isle

/ajˈl/ - [ayl] - isle

We found 10 definitions of isle from 7 different sources.

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What does isle mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: isles

isle - a small island
  islet
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • isle (n.)
    See Aisle.
  • isle (n.)
    An island.
  • isle (n.)
    A spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects.
  • isle (v. t.)
    To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround or encompass; to island.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • isle
    A land mass, especially one smaller than a continent, entirely surrounded by water.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • isle
    īl, n. an island.—ns. Isles′man, an islander, esp. an inhabitant of the Hebrides; Islet (ī′let), a little isle. [M. E. ile, yle—O. Fr. isle (Fr. île)—L. insula, considered to be so called because lying in salo, in the main sea, L. salum being akin to Gr. salos, the main sea.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • isle
    A colloquial abbreviation of island.

Part of speech

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  • isle, verb, present, 1st person singular of isle (infinitive).
  • isle, verb (infinitive).
  • isle, noun, singular of isles.

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isle in sign language
Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter L Sign language - letter L Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter E

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