English Words: L

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Leonname

A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.

Leonaname

A female given name from Latin, a feminine form of Leo through Leon.

Leonardname

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Leonardaname

A female given name of rare usage.

Leonardeschinoun

A group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci.

Leonardiname

A surname from Italian [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Leonardianadj

relational adjective of Leonardo, Italian artist

Leonardoname

A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Leonard.

Leonardoesqueadj

Characteristic of (the works of) Leonardo da Vinci.

Leonardtownname

A town, the county seat of St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States.

Leoneseadj

Of, from or relating to the city of León or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain.

Leonesismnoun

A word or phrase characteristic of the Leonese language.

Leonettiname

A surname from Italian.

Leongname

A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Leonhartname

A surname from German.

Leonianadj

Of, or pertaining to, the Leo star sign.

Leonidnoun

Any meteor of a meteor shower that appears to radiate from the constellation Leo in November.

Leonidasname

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Leonidsname

The meteor shower that appears to originate from the constellation of Leo.

Leoniename

A female given name from Latin.

Leonila Hillname

A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.

leonineadj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion; lionlike.

Leonine versenoun

A kind of medieval Latin verse, generally alternative hexameter and pentameter, with rhyming at the middle and end of a line (that is, internal rhyme); also, the form of such verse.

leoninelyadv

In a leonine manner.

leoninitynoun

The state or condition of being leonine; the nature of a lion.

Leonoraname

A female given name from Italian.

Leonorahname

A female given name.

Leonorename

A female given name.

Leonormanianoun

Public enthusiasm for Leonor, Princess of Asturias (born 2005), the heir presumptive to the Spanish throne.

leontomorphicadj

In the form of a lion.

leonurinenoun

An alkaloid found in various Leonotis species.

leopardnoun

Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess).

leopard eelnoun

Any of species Siren reticulata of aquatic salamander, endemic to the southeastern United States, first formally described in 2018.

leopard frognoun

Any of several North American frogs, most of which are green with black spots.

leopard geckonoun

A nocturnal ground-dwelling gecko, Eublepharis macularius.

leopard mannoun

A member of the Anioto, the West African and Central African assassins' society that dressed in leopard skins and practiced cannibalism.

leopard sealnoun

A large pinniped mammal (Hydrurga leptonyx) found in the Antarctic.

leopard sirennoun

A species of aquatic salamander, Siren reticulata, which is endemic to the southeastern United States and was first formally described in 2018.

leopard treenoun

Synonym of leopardwood.

leopardessnoun

A female leopard.

leopardineadj

Resembling or characteristic of a leopard.

leopardlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a leopard.

Leopards Eating Faces Partyname

Alternative form of Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.

Leopards Eating People's Faces Partyname

A notional political party supported by people who believe its cruel, unjust, or extreme policies and rhetoric will only harm other people, and are then shocked or displeased when these policies and rhetoric have adverse consequences on themselves.

leopardsbanenoun

Any of various plants, including Arnica montana, Senecio doronicum, Paris quadrifolia, and species of genus Doronicum.

leopardskinnoun

The skin or pelt of a leopard.

leopardsonanoun

A fursona that is a leopard.

Leopardstownname

A southern suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland, well known for its racecourse (Irish grid ref O 2025).

leopardwoodnoun

Either of two trees of the genus Flindersia of New South Wales and Queensland, having a distinctive spotted trunk, Flindersia maculosa and Flindersia collina.

leopardyadj

Resembling a leopard, or an aspect of leopards.

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 123. 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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