English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 57 of 329

larklikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a lark (the bird).

larklingnoun

A little or young lark (type of bird).

larksomeadj

Characterised or marked by larks (i.e. pranks); playful.

larkspurnoun

A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida

larkyadj

Playful.

larmiernoun

A tearpit.

Larmonname

A surname.

Larmor formulaname

A formula used to calculate the total power radiated by a non-relativistic point charge as it accelerates.

Larmor precessionnoun

The precession of the motion of charged particles, or particles having a magnetic moment, in a magnetic field.

Larmorename

A surname.

Larmorianadj

Of or relating to Joseph Larmor (1857–1942), physicist and mathematician who made innovations in the understanding of electricity, dynamics, thermodynamics, and the electron theory of matter.

larmoyantadj

teary, tearful

larnverb

To learn.

Larnacaname

A city on the south coast of Cyprus, capital of the district of the same name

larnaxnoun

A small closed coffin, box or cinerary urn often used as a container for human remains in Ancient Greece.

Larnename

A town and seaport in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Larnedname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Larneyname

A surname from Irish.

Laroccaname

A surname from Italian.

Larocconame

A surname.

Larochename

A surname.

Larockname

A surname.

Larocquename

A surname from French.

laroidadj

Of, pertaining to, or having characteristics of the gull family, Laridae.

Larosaname

A surname from Italian.

larositenoun

An orthorhombic black mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, silver, and sulfur.

larotaxelnoun

A particular drug used in chemotherapy.

LaRouchebagnoun

A political follower of Lyndon LaRouche.

LaRouchianadj

Of or relating to Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche Jr. (1922–2019), American political activist.

LaRouchitenoun

A political supporter of Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche Jr. (1922–2019), American political activist who founded the National Caucus of Labor Committees (NCLC).

LARPnoun

Acronym of live-action roleplaying.

LARPernoun

A person who takes part in LARP (live-action role-play).

Larpercorename

An online subculture and sociolect primarily active on Discord and Telegram, characterized by the adoption of militaristic online personas used to mask systemic cyberbullying, doxxing, and extortion.

LARPienoun

A LARPer.

larpurlartismnoun

An artistic movement associated with the slogan "art for art's sake".

LARPyadj

Involving LARPing (live-action roleplaying).

Larrakianoun

An Australian Aboriginal people traditionally inhabiting the region of Darwin and surrounds in the Northern Territory.

Larrakiahnoun

Obsolete form of Larrakia.

larrakitjnoun

An upright hollow log coffin used by Australian Aboriginals.

Larranaganame

A surname.

Larreaname

A surname.

Larrienoun

A shipping conspiracy theorist who believes that former One Direction bandmates Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson have a long-term and secret romantic relationship.

larrikinnoun

A young, brash, and impertinent, and possibly violent, troublemaker, especially one who is a gang member; a hooligan.

larrikinessnoun

A female larrikin.

larrikinishadj

Characteristic of larrikins or larrikinism.

larrikinismnoun

The behaviour of larrikins (hooligans); impertinent and disrespectful behaviour.

Larrimername

A surname.

Larriveename

A surname from French.

larroonenoun

a robber

Larrowname

A surname from French.

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 57. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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