# loess

> English word · Noun · IPA /lɜːs/ · frequency rank #66,805

## Definitions
1. Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Löss (“yellowish-gray soil”), from Alemannic German lösch (“loose”). Cognate with German los and English lease.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/loess