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

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  • laborious/ləˈbɔːɹiəs/adjectiveC1Needing long hard effort.
  • lace-upadjectiveB2Fastened by threading string through holes.
  • lackadaisical/ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl/adjectiveC2Doing things without energy or care.
  • lacking/ˈlækɪŋ/adjectiveB2Missing something that is needed.
  • lacklustreadjectiveC1Dull, and lacking any spark.
  • laconic/ləˈkɒnɪk/adjectiveC2
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  • laden/ˈleɪdən/adjectiveB2Heavily loaded with something.
  • lame/leɪm/adjectiveB23 meaningsUnable to walk properly because of an injured or weak leg.
  • lamentable/ləˈmɛn.tə.bəl/adjectiveC1So poor or sad that it is to be regretted.
  • languid/ˈlæŋɡwɪd/adjectiveC1Slow and lacking any energy.
  • lank/ˈlæŋk/adjectiveC2Long, limp and without body.
  • lanky/ˈlæŋk.i/adjectiveB2+Awkwardly tall and thin.
  • large-scaleadjectiveC1Involving many people or a wide area.
  • lascivious/ləˈsɪvɪ.əs/adjectiveC2Openly and crudely full of sexual desire.
  • last/lɑːst/adjectiveA15 meaningsComing after all the others in order or time.
  • last-minuteadjectiveB2Done at the latest possible moment.
  • late/leɪt/adjectiveA14 meaningsArriving or happening after the expected time.
  • latent/ˈleɪ.tənt/adjectiveC1Present but not yet showing itself.
  • lateral/ˈlæt(ə)ɹəl/adjectiveB2+To do with the side, or moving sideways.
  • latest/ˈleɪ.tɪst/adjectiveB1Most recent.
  • latter/ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/adjectiveC12 meaningsThe second of two things mentioned.
  • laudable/ˈlɔːdəbəl/adjectiveC1Deserving praise.
  • laudatory/ˈlɔːdətɹi/adjectiveC2Expressing high praise.
  • laughable/ˈlaːfəbl̩/adjectiveB2+So poor or absurd it invites laughter.
  • lavender/ˈlæv.ən.dəː/nounB1+3 meaningsA low bush with narrow grey-green leaves and spikes of small purple flowers, grown for its scent.
  • lavish/ˈlævɪʃ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsVery generous or elaborate, often excessively so.
  • law-abidingadjectiveC1Living quietly within the rules.
  • lawless/ˈlɔːləs/adjectiveB2+Not controlled by any law.
  • lazy/ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsUnwilling to work or make an effort.
  • leakproof/ˈliːkpɹuf/adjectiveB1+Made so that nothing can escape.
  • 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.
  • left/ˈlɛft/adjectiveA14 meaningsOn the side of the body where the heart is.
  • left-handadjectiveA2On or towards the side where the heart lies, in the hyphenated form that pairs with side, corner, or lane.
  • legacy/ˈlɛɡəsi/nounC13 meaningsSomething handed down by a person or a period, good or bad.
  • legal/ˈliː.ɡəl/adjectiveB12 meaningsAllowed by the law.
  • 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.
  • legible/ˈlɛd͡ʒəbl/adjectiveB2+Clear enough to be read easily.
  • legion/ˈliː.d͡ʒən/nounC22 meaningsA large body of soldiers.
  • legislative/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/adjectiveC1To do with the making of laws.
  • legitimate/lɪˈd͡ʒɪt.ɪ.mət/adjectiveB22 meaningsProperly lawful.
  • lemon/ˈlɛmən/nounA23 meaningsA yellow citrus fruit with thick peel and very sour juice.
  • lengthyadjectiveC1Lasting a long time, often tediously so.
  • lenient/ˈliːni.ənt/adjectiveC1Gentler in punishment than expected.
  • leonine/ˈliːənaɪn/adjectiveC2Resembling a lion in look or bearing.
  • lesbian/ˈlɛz.bi.ən/adjectiveB2Of a woman attracted to other women.
  • 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/ˈlɛvəl/nounB16 meaningsA position on a scale of amount, height, quality or ability.
  • 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.
  • licentious/laɪˈsɛn.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Ignoring the usual moral limits, especially in sex.
  • lifeless/ˈlaɪfləs/adjectiveB2Dead, or with no energy or spirit at all.
  • lifelong/ˈlaɪf.lɔːŋ/adjectiveC1Lasting the whole of somebody's life.
  • light/laɪt/nounA16 meaningsThe brightness that makes it possible to see.