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

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  • 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.
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adjectiveB12 meanings
Allowed 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.
  • light-bodiedadjectiveC1Delicate and thin in the mouth.
  • light-headedadjectiveC1Faint and unsteady, as if about to lose consciousness.
  • light-heartedadjectiveB2Amusing and not meant to be taken seriously, as a comedy or a bit of banter is.
  • likeableadjectiveB2+Easy to like.
  • likely/ˈlaɪkli/adjectiveA23 meaningsHaving a good chance of happening or of being true.
  • lilac/ˈlaɪlək/nounB1+3 meaningsA shrub with heart-shaped leaves and dense cones of small, strongly scented flowers.
  • limber/ˈlɪmbə(ɹ)/adjectiveC1Supple and easily bent.
  • lime/laɪm/nounA2+4 meaningsA small green citrus fruit with sharp sour juice.
  • limp/lɪmp/verbB14 meaningsTo walk unevenly because one leg hurts.
  • linear/ˈlɪn.i.ə/adjectiveC1Arranged in a straight line or a single sequence.
  • lingering/ˈlɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Remaining for a long time after the cause has gone.
  • liquid/ˈlɪk.wɪd/nounB12 meaningsA substance that flows and takes the shape of its container.
  • listless/ˈlɪstlɪs/adjectiveC1Without energy or interest in anything.
  • literal/ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/adjectiveB2Taking words in their plain and exact sense.
  • literary/ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/adjectiveB2To do with written works of lasting worth.
  • lithe/laɪð/adjectiveC1Slim, supple and moving easily.
  • litigious/lɪˈtɪd͡ʒəs/adjectiveC2Too quick to take disputes to court.
  • live/ˈlɪv/verbA16 meaningsTo have your home in a particular place.
  • lively/ˈlaɪv.li/adjectiveB2Full of energy and movement.
  • livid/ˈlɪvɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsExtremely angry.
  • load-bearingadjectiveB2Supporting the weight of a structure above.
  • loath/ləʊθ/adjectiveC1Very unwilling to do something.
  • local/ˈləʊ.kl̩/adjectiveA13 meaningsBelonging to the area nearby.
  • locally sourcedadjectiveB2Bought from producers close by.
  • located/ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/adjectiveB1Placed or situated in a particular spot.
  • loco/ˈləʊ.kəʊ/adjectiveC1Mad, in informal use.
  • locomotive/ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv/nounB22 meaningsThe powered railway vehicle that pulls a train.
  • logical/ˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsFollowing clear reasoning step by step.
  • lonely/ˈləʊnli/adjectiveB13 meaningsUnhappy because you have nobody's company.
  • long/lɒŋ/adjectiveA14 meaningsMeasuring a lot from one end to the other.
  • long-distanceadjectiveB2Travelling or operating over a great distance.