English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 95 of 329

leapfuladj

Full of leaps: requiring one to leap or making many leaps.

leapin' lizardsintj

Used to express shock or dismay.

leapingverb

present participle and gerund of leap

leaping housenoun

A brothel.

Leaping Lenaname

A nickname for a vehicle.

leaping lizardsintj

A cry of amazement.

leapinglyadv

With a leaping motion; in bounds.

leaplingnoun

Someone born on a leap day, the 29th of February.

leapsnoun

plural of leap

leaps and boundsnoun

Dramatic improvements.

leaptverb

simple past and past participle of leap

learnoun

Something learned; a lesson.

Learesqueadj

Reminiscent of William Shakespeare's King Lear.

Learianadj

Of or relating to William Shakespeare's King Lear.

Learlikeadj

Resembling the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearean play King Lear.

learnverb

To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.

learn Chineseverb

To quit or transfer from a major professional sports league, suggesting a player does not deserve their current place.

learn the hard wayverb

To learn by experiencing the consequences of making mistakes.

learn the ropesverb

To learn the basics or master introductory knowledge.

learn to walk before one can runverb

Before one can perform a complicated task, one has to learn how to perform more simple tasks.

learnabilitynoun

The condition of being learnable.

learnableadj

That can be learned.

learnedadj

Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.

learned counselnoun

A courteous description used to refer to a lawyer.

learned helplessnessnoun

A psychological state arising after an individual is repeatedly exposed to uncontrollable negative events, leading them to perceive their actions as ineffective in altering their adverse circumstances.

learned judgenoun

A courteous description used to refer to a judge.

learnedestadj

superlative form of learned: most learned

learnedismnoun

A word acquired through formal education rather than through childhood language acquisition.

learnedlyadv

In an educated and knowledgeable manner.

learnednessnoun

The quality of being learned.

learnedstadj

superlative form of learned: most learned

learnernoun

One who is learning; one receiving instruction.

learner'snoun

Ellipsis of learner's permit.

learnershipnoun

A work-based learning program that sometimes leads to some form of formal recognition of acquired skills; a scholarship.

learnfarenoun

A welfare system in which a person must attend college etc. in order to receive payment.

learnificationnoun

The shift in discourses around and understandings of education to focus entirely or almost entirely on learning.

learnifyverb

To shift discourses around and understandings of education to focus entirely or almost entirely on learning.

learningnoun

An act in which something is learned.

learning curvenoun

A visualization of the progress of learning as function of experience.

learning streaknoun

A series of mistakes, sometimes also with successes, that help to educate a person

learning-knightnoun

One disciplined and devoted to learning; a student or disciple.

learninglessadj

Devoid of learning; uneducated or uninstructive.

learningsnoun

plural of learning

learnlessadj

Uneducated, educationless, bookless.

learnlingnoun

One who learns; pupil; student; apprentice

learnsetnoun

The set of moves that a character can learn.

learntverb

simple past of learn

learnyadj

Involving or characterized by learning.

learnyngnoun

Obsolete spelling of learning.

learnèd borrowingnoun

Alternative spelling of learned borrowing.

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 95. 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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