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

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  • legion/ˈliː.d͡ʒən/nounC22 meaningsA large body of soldiers.
  • leonine/ˈliːənaɪn/adjectiveC2Resembling a lion in look or bearing.
  • licentious/laɪˈsɛn.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Ignoring the usual moral limits, especially in sex.
  • litigious/lɪˈtɪd͡ʒəs/adjectiveC2Too quick to take disputes to court.
  • livid/ˈlɪvɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsExtremely angry.
  • locomotive/ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/
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nounB22 meanings
The powered railway vehicle that pulls a train.
  • loquacious/ləʊˈkweɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Very talkative.
  • lugubrious/luːˈɡ(j)uː.bɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Mournful in a heavy and rather comic way.
  • luminous/ˈluːmɪnəs/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsGiving out light, especially in the dark.
  • lurid/ˈl(j)ʊə.ɹɪd/adjectiveC2Unpleasantly bright in a shocking way.
  • lyrical/ˈlɪɹɪkəl/adjectiveC2Expressing feeling in a flowing songlike way.
  • maculate/ˈmækjʊleɪt/adjectiveC23 meaningsMarked with spots; spotted.
  • magnanimous/mæɡˈnæn.ɪ.məs/adjectiveC2Generous and forgiving, especially towards a rival.
  • malleable/ˈmæl.iː.ə.bəl/adjectiveC22 meaningsSoft enough to be hammered into a new shape.
  • malodorous/ˌmælˈəʊ.də.ɹəs/adjectiveC2Smelling very unpleasant.
  • maltyadjectiveC2Tasting of the sweet roasted grain used in brewing.
  • mangy/ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒi/adjectiveC2Having patchy fur from disease, or shabby and worn.
  • manifest/ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/adjectiveC13 meaningsObvious; plain to see.
  • matronly/ˈmeɪtɹənli/adjectiveC2Dignified and rather stout, said of an older woman.
  • maudlin/ˈmɔːd.lɪn/adjectiveC2Tearfully sentimental, often from drink.
  • mealy/ˈmiːli/adjectiveC2Dry and crumbly like ground grain.
  • medieval/ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to the Middle Ages, roughly 500 to 1500.
  • melancholy/ˈmɛlənkəli/nounC23 meaningsA quiet, lasting sadness with no single cause.
  • melodious/məˈləʊdi.əs/adjectiveC2Pleasant and tuneful to hear.
  • mendacious/mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/adjectiveC2In the habit of lying.
  • menial/ˈmiːni.əl/adjectiveC2Lowly and requiring no skill, said of work.
  • mercantile/ˈmɜːkənˌtaɪl/adjectiveC2To do with trade and merchants.
  • mesmeric/mɛzˈmɛɹɪk/adjectiveC2Holding the attention completely, as if by a spell.
  • meticulous/mɪˈtɪkjɪlɪs/adjectiveC22 meaningsGiving very careful attention to every detail.
  • mincingadjectiveC2Walking with short affected steps.
  • misbegotten/ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɒtn̩/adjectiveC2Badly conceived from the start.
  • monastic/məˈnæstɪk/adjectiveC2To do with monks, or plain and self-denying in style.
  • moot/muːt/adjectiveC12 meaningsOpen to argument, and perhaps not worth settling.
  • mordant/ˈmɔːdn̩t/adjectiveC2Sharply and bitingly critical.
  • moribund/ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/adjectiveC2Close to dying, or having lost all vigour.
  • motley/ˈmɒtli/adjectiveC12 meaningsMade up of oddly assorted parts.
  • mottled/ˈmɑt əld/adjectiveC2Marked with patches of different shades.
  • multifarious/ˌmʌltɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Of many different kinds.
  • munificent/mjuˈnɪfɪsn̩t/adjectiveC2Extremely generous in giving.
  • mutable/ˈmjuːtəbəl/adjectiveC2Liable to change.
  • mutinous/ˈmjuːtɪnəs/adjectiveC2Refusing to obey those in command.
  • myriad/ˈmɪɹi.æd/nounC22 meaningsAn extremely great number.
  • nary/ˈnɛə.ɹi/adjectiveC2Not one.
  • nascent/ˈneɪ.sənt/adjectiveC2Just coming into being.
  • nerveless/ˈnɜː(ɹ)vləs/adjectiveC2Limp and without strength, or showing no fear.
  • niggardly/ˈnɪɡədli/adjectiveC2Mean and grudging in what is given.
  • non-comedogenicadjectiveC2Made not to block the pores.
  • nonchalant/ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/adjectiveC2Calm and casual, showing no anxiety or interest.
  • nostalgicadjectiveC2Sweetly missing the days that are gone.
  • nubile/ˈnubaɪl/adjectiveC2Young and old enough to marry.
  • oaky/ˈoʊki/adjectiveC2Tasting of the wooden barrel it aged in.
  • obdurate/ˈɒbdʒʊɹɪt/adjectiveC2Stubbornly refusing to be moved or softened.
  • oblique/əˈbliːk/adjectiveC2Slanting, or expressed indirectly.
  • obsequious/əbˈsiːkwi.əs/adjectiveC2Fawning and over-eager to please.
  • obstreperous/əbˈstɹɛp.əɹ.əs/adjectiveC2Noisy and difficult to control.
  • oceanic/ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to the open sea.
  • officious/əˈfɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Fussily using small authority to interfere.
  • opaque/əʊˈpeɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsImpossible to see through; letting no light pass.
  • opulent/ˈɒpjʊlənt/adjectiveC2Richly and showily luxurious.
  • ornate/ɔɹˈneɪt/adjectiveC2Covered in rich, complicated decoration.