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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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  • laborious/ləˈbɔːɹiəs/adjectiveC1Needing long hard effort.
  • lacklustreadjectiveC1Dull, and lacking any spark.
  • lamentable/ləˈmɛn.tə.bəl/adjectiveC1So poor or sad that it is to be regretted.
  • languid/ˈlæŋɡwɪd/adjectiveC1Slow and lacking any energy.
  • large-scaleadjectiveC1Involving many people or a wide area.
  • latent/ˈleɪ.tənt/adjectiveC1
Present but not yet showing itself.
  • latter/ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/adjectiveC12 meaningsThe second of two things mentioned.
  • laudable/ˈlɔːdəbəl/adjectiveC1Deserving praise.
  • lavish/ˈlævɪʃ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsVery generous or elaborate, often excessively so.
  • law-abidingadjectiveC1Living quietly within the rules.
  • lean/ˈliːn/verbB26 meaningsTo bend or tip your body away from upright.
  • lecherous/ˈlɛtʃ.ə.ɹəs/adjectiveC1Showing crude and open sexual desire.
  • leeward/ˈliːwəd/adjectiveC1On the side away from the wind.
  • legacy/ˈlɛɡəsi/nounC13 meaningsSomething handed down by a person or a period, good or bad.
  • legato/ləˈɡɑ.təʊ/adjectiveC1Played smoothly, each note running into the next.
  • legendary/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo famous or admired that people tell stories about it.
  • legislative/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/adjectiveC1To do with the making of laws.
  • lengthyadjectiveC1Lasting a long time, often tediously so.
  • lenient/ˈliːni.ənt/adjectiveC1Gentler in punishment than expected.
  • lesser/ˈlɛsɚ/adjectiveC1Smaller or less important of two.
  • lethal/ˈliː.θəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsAble to kill.
  • lethargic/ləˈθɑɹd͡ʒɪk/adjectiveC1Heavy and slow from a lack of energy.
  • level-headedadjectiveC1Calm and sensible when things go wrong.
  • lewd/ljuːd/adjectiveC1Crudely and offensively sexual.
  • liable/ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsLegally responsible.
  • liberal/ˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹəl/adjectiveB24 meaningsIn favour of individual freedom, tolerant of other ways of living, and for reform by gradual steps.
  • lifelong/ˈlaɪf.lɔːŋ/adjectiveC1Lasting the whole of somebody's life.
  • light-bodiedadjectiveC1Delicate and thin in the mouth.
  • light-headedadjectiveC1Faint and unsteady, as if about to lose consciousness.
  • limber/ˈlɪmbə(ɹ)/adjectiveC1Supple and easily bent.
  • lime/laɪm/nounA2+4 meaningsA small green citrus fruit with sharp sour juice.
  • linear/ˈlɪn.i.ə/adjectiveC1Arranged in a straight line or a single sequence.
  • liquid/ˈlɪk.wɪd/nounB12 meaningsA substance that flows and takes the shape of its container.
  • listless/ˈlɪstlɪs/adjectiveC1Without energy or interest in anything.
  • lithe/laɪð/adjectiveC1Slim, supple and moving easily.
  • livid/ˈlɪvɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsExtremely angry.
  • loath/ləʊθ/adjectiveC1Very unwilling to do something.
  • loco/ˈləʊ.kəʊ/adjectiveC1Mad, in informal use.
  • long-standing/ˈlɒŋstændɪŋ/adjectiveC1Having existed for a very long time.
  • long-timeadjectiveC1Having held the same role or friendship for very many years.
  • long-wearadjectiveC1Made to last the whole day without fading.
  • long-winded/ˈlɔŋˌwɪndəd/adjectiveC1Talking or writing on and on in a rambling, tiresome way that wears out the listener.
  • loose/luːs/adjectiveB15 meaningsNot tight; with room to spare inside.
  • lovelessadjectiveC1Without any affection in it.
  • low-bornadjectiveC1Born into a family of no rank.
  • lowbrow/ˈloʊbɹaʊ/adjectiveC1Appealing to simple, popular tastes.
  • lowermostadjectiveC1Lowest of all.
  • lucid/ˈl(j)uːsɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsPerfectly clear in thought or explanation.
  • ludicrous/ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/adjectiveC1So foolish or unreasonable that it invites laughter.
  • lush/ˈlʌʃ/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsOf plants, growing thickly and looking green and healthy.
  • lustful/ˈlʌst.fəl/adjectiveC1Full of strong sexual desire.
  • lustrous/ˈlʌ.stɹəs/adjectiveC1Shining with a soft gleam.
  • lusty/ˈlʌsti/adjectiveC1Full of vigour and healthy strength.
  • luxuriant/lʌɡˈzjʊəɹi.ənt/adjectiveC1Growing thickly and richly.