English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 120 of 329

Leninename

Alternative spelling of Lenin.

Leninesqueadj

Reminiscent of Vladimir Lenin.

Leningradname

Former name of Saint Petersburg: a major city in Russia, from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991.

Leningradernoun

Synonym of Leningradite.

leningraditenoun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, lead, oxygen, and vanadium.

Leninianadj

Of or relating to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, a Russian revolutionary and politician.

Leninismnoun

A political ideology developed by Vladimir Lenin that proposes the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat led by a revolutionary vanguard party, as the political prelude to the establishment of communism.

Leninistadj

Of or relating to Vladimir Lenin (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин), a Russian revolutionary and politician.

Leninisticadj

Of or relating to Leninism.

Leninisticallyadv

In a Leninistic manner.

Leninitenoun

A supporter of Lenin.

lenisadj

Relatively weakly articulated, hence unaspirated and possibly voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.

leniteverb

To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition.

lenitionnoun

A weakening of articulation causing a consonant to become lenis (soft).

lenitiveadj

Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.

lenitivelyadv

In a lenitive manner.

lenitivenessnoun

The quality of being lenitive.

lenitudenoun

The quality or habit of being lenient; lenity.

lenitynoun

leniency, mercy, forgiveness

leniwenoun

A simple Polish dumpling made with farmer cheese or quark.

lenjnoun

A type of traditional fishing boat, typically hand-built, used in the Persian Gulf.

Lenker rodnoun

A kind of measuring rod used in surveying.

Lennard-Jones potentialnoun

A simple mathematical approximation of the interaction between a pair of neutral atoms or molecules.

lennilenapeitenoun

A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, barium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc.

lennoaceousadj

Belonging to the family Lennoaceae in Boraginales.

Lennonname

A surname from Irish, notably of John Lennon (1940–1980), one of the Beatles.

Lennonesqueadj

Reminiscent of the English musician John Lennon (1940–1980), a member of the Beatles.

Lennonianadj

Of or relating to the English musician John Lennon (1940–1980), a member of the Beatles.

Lennonishadj

Reminiscent of the English musician John Lennon (1940–1980), a member of the Beatles.

Lennonismnoun

The beliefs and attitudes of English musician John Lennon (1940–1980), a member of the Beatles; especially peace activism.

Lennoxname

A region of Scotland centred on Loch Lomond and its outlet, the River Leven.

Lennox and Addington Countyname

A county of Ontario, Canada.

Lennox-Gastaut syndromenoun

A difficult-to-treat form of childhood-onset epilepsy, characterized by frequent seizures of different types and often accompanied by mental retardation and psychological and behavioural problems.

Lennoxtownname

A village in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6277).

lennsadj

unfair

Lennyname

A diminutive of the male given name Leonard.

Lenny Facenoun

The kaomoji-style emoticon ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) or any of its variations, mostly used to suggest mischief, imply sexual innuendo or a second hidden meaning behind a sentence, or pasted over and over to spam online discussions.

Lennéname

A surname from German

Lenné Trianglename

The gore delineated by the Bellevue-, Ebert-, and Lennéstraßen which, between 1961 and 1988, was part of the German Democratic Republic de jure, but was separated from it by the Berlin Wall, which ran along the Ebertstraße.

lenonoun

A type of weave used to make light, open cotton fabric used for window curtains.

Lenoblename

A surname from French.

lenoblitenoun

An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.

lenocinantadj

Lewd; lascivious; lustful.

lenocinateverb

To entice to immorality; to pander (“tempt with or cater to impropriety”).

lenociniumnoun

A husband's connivance at his wife's adultery.

Lenoir Countyname

One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Kinston.

Lenoir enginenoun

An internal combustion engine that burned a mixture of coal gas and air ignited by a "jumping sparks" ignition system by Ruhmkorff coil.

Lenorename

A female given name, variant of Eleanor.

Lenormandnoun

A type of fortune-telling cards named after Marie Anne Lenormand.

lenosnoun

A trough used in ancient winemaking.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter L contains 16,425 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 329 pages, and you are currently viewing page 120. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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