Lee meaning

UK /liː/ US /li/ 1 syllable

Lee (noun): United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957).

Lee has 9 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.

Lee as a noun

  1. United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

    Synonyms: Spike Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee

    Type of: film maker

  2. United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)

    Synonyms: Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Louise Hovick

    Type of: stripper

  3. United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)

    Synonyms: Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam

    Type of: actor

  4. United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926)

    Synonyms: Tsung Dao Lee

    Type of: nuclear physicist

  5. leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794)

    Synonyms: Richard Henry Lee

    Type of: American Revolutionary leader

  6. soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)

    Synonyms: Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee

    Type of: soldier

  7. American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)

    Synonyms: Robert E. Lee, Robert Edward Lee

    Type of: general

  8. the side of something that is sheltered from the wind

    Synonyms: lee side, leeward

    Type of: side

Lee as an adjective

  1. towards the side away from the wind

    Synonyms: downwind

    Similar: leeward

How to pronounce Lee

Lee is pronounced /liː/ in British English and /li/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with Lee

Scrabble score: 3 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with LE · words ending in EE · 3-letter words

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