Associations to the word «Lexis»

Wiktionary

LEXIS, noun. (linguistics) The set of all words and phrases in a language.
LEXIS, noun. The vocabulary used by a writer

Dictionary definition

LEXIS, noun. All of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King