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484 Adjectives That Start With L

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Word Definitions Synonyms
l (adjective) being ten more than forty Synonyms: 50, fifty
labeled (adjective) bearing or marked with a label or tag Synonyms: labelled, tagged
labelled (adjective) bearing or marked with a label or tag Synonyms: labeled, tagged
labial (adjective) relating to or near the female labium
(adjective) of or relating to the lips of the mouth
labiate (adjective) having lips or parts that resemble lips Synonyms: liplike
labile (adjective) (chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown
(adjective) liable to change
labored (adjective) lacking natural ease Synonyms: laboured, strained
(adjective) requiring or showing effort Synonyms: heavy, laboured
laboring (adjective) doing arduous or unpleasant work Synonyms: drudging, labouring, toiling
laborious (adjective) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort Synonyms: arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, operose, punishing, toilsome
laborsaving (adjective) designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor Synonyms: laboursaving
laboured (adjective) lacking natural ease Synonyms: labored, strained
(adjective) requiring or showing effort Synonyms: heavy, labored
labouring (adjective) doing arduous or unpleasant work Synonyms: drudging, laboring, toiling
laboursaving (adjective) designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor Synonyms: laborsaving
labyrinthian (adjective) resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity Synonyms: labyrinthine, mazy
labyrinthine (adjective) relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear
(adjective) resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity Synonyms: labyrinthian, mazy
(adjective) highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious Synonyms: Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous
laced (adjective) closed with a lace Synonyms: tied
(adjective) edged or streaked with color
lacelike (adjective) made of or resembling lace Synonyms: lacy
lacerate (adjective) having edges that are jagged from injury Synonyms: lacerated, mangled, torn
(adjective) irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn Synonyms: lacerated
lacerated (adjective) having edges that are jagged from injury Synonyms: lacerate, mangled, torn
(adjective) irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn Synonyms: lacerate
lacertilian (adjective) of or relating to lizards Synonyms: saurian
lachrymal (adjective) of or relating to tears Synonyms: lacrimal
(adjective) relating to or located near the organ that produces tears Synonyms: lacrimal
lachrymatory (adjective) relating to or prompting tears Synonyms: lacrimatory
lachrymose (adjective) showing sorrow Synonyms: dolorous, dolourous, tearful, weeping
laciniate (adjective) having edges irregularly and finely slashed Synonyms: fringed
lackadaisical (adjective) idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way
(adjective) lacking spirit or liveliness Synonyms: dreamy, languid, languorous
lacking (adjective) inadequate in amount or degree Synonyms: deficient, wanting
(adjective) nonexistent Synonyms: absent, missing, wanting
lackluster (adjective) lacking luster or shine Synonyms: lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless
(adjective) lacking brilliance or vitality Synonyms: lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless
lacklustre (adjective) lacking luster or shine Synonyms: lackluster, lusterless, lustreless
(adjective) lacking brilliance or vitality Synonyms: lackluster, lusterless, lustreless
laconic (adjective) brief and to the point; effectively cut short Synonyms: crisp, curt, terse
lacrimal (adjective) of or relating to tears Synonyms: lachrymal
(adjective) relating to or located near the organ that produces tears Synonyms: lachrymal
lacrimatory (adjective) relating to or prompting tears Synonyms: lachrymatory
lactating (adjective) producing or secreting milk Synonyms: wet
lacteal (adjective) relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk
lactic (adjective) of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey)
lactogenic (adjective) inducing lactation
lacustrine (adjective) of or relating to or living near lakes
lacy (adjective) made of or resembling lace Synonyms: lacelike
(adjective) having open interstices or resembling a web Synonyms: netlike, netted, webbed, webby, weblike
laden (adjective) burdened psychologically or mentally Synonyms: oppressed
(adjective) filled with a great quantity Synonyms: ladened, loaded
ladened (adjective) filled with a great quantity Synonyms: laden, loaded
ladylike (adjective) befitting a woman of good breeding
laggard (adjective) wasting time Synonyms: dilatory, pokey, poky
laic (adjective) characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy Synonyms: lay, secular
laid (adjective) set down according to a plan Synonyms: set
lambent (adjective) softly bright or radiant Synonyms: aglow, lucent, luminous
lamblike (adjective) like a lamb in meekness and gentleness
lame (adjective) pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness Synonyms: feeble
(adjective) disabled in the feet or legs Synonyms: crippled, game, gimpy, halt, halting
lamellibranch (adjective) bivalve Synonyms: pelecypod, pelecypodous
lamentable (adjective) bad; unfortunate Synonyms: deplorable, distressing, pitiful, sad, sorry
lamented (adjective) mourned or grieved for
lamenting (adjective) vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression Synonyms: wailful, wailing
laminal (adjective) arranged in or consisting of laminae Synonyms: laminar
laminar (adjective) arranged in or consisting of laminae Synonyms: laminal
lamplit (adjective) lighted by a lamp
lanate (adjective) covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments Synonyms: woolly
lancelike (adjective) (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex Synonyms: lanceolate
lanceolate (adjective) (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex Synonyms: lancelike
lancinate (adjective) painful as if caused by a sharp instrument Synonyms: cutting, keen, knifelike, lancinating, piercing, stabbing
lancinating (adjective) painful as if caused by a sharp instrument Synonyms: cutting, keen, knifelike, lancinate, piercing, stabbing
landed (adjective) owning or consisting of land or real estate
landless (adjective) owning no land
landlocked (adjective) surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land
landlubberly (adjective) inexperienced in seamanship Synonyms: lubberly
landscaped (adjective) (of land) improved by gardening or landscape architecture
languid (adjective) lacking spirit or liveliness Synonyms: dreamy, lackadaisical, languorous
languorous (adjective) lacking spirit or liveliness Synonyms: dreamy, lackadaisical, languid
laniary (adjective) of or relating to a pointed conical tooth Synonyms: canine
lank (adjective) long and thin and often limp
(adjective) long and lean Synonyms: spindly
lanky (adjective) tall and thin and having long slender limbs Synonyms: gangling, gangly, rangy
(adjective) tall and thin Synonyms: gangling, gangly
lapidarian (adjective) inscribed on stone
lapidary (adjective) of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them
lapsed (adjective) no longer active or practicing Synonyms: nonchurchgoing
larboard (adjective) located on the left side of a ship or aircraft Synonyms: port
large (adjective) above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent Synonyms: big
(adjective) having broad power and range and scope
(adjective) conspicuous in position or importance Synonyms: big, prominent
(adjective) generous and understanding and tolerant Synonyms: big, magnanimous
(adjective) in an advanced stage of pregnancy Synonyms: big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, heavy, with child
(adjective) ostentatiously lofty in style Synonyms: bombastic, declamatory, orotund, tumid, turgid
(adjective) fairly large or important in effect; influential
larger (adjective) large or big relative to something else Synonyms: bigger
larghetto (adjective) (of tempo) less slow and broad than largo
larghissimo (adjective) (of tempo) as slow and broad as possible
largish (adjective) somewhat large Synonyms: biggish
largo (adjective) very slow in tempo and broad in manner
larval (adjective) relating to or typical of a larva
(adjective) immature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly hatched wormlike feeding stage
laryngeal (adjective) of or relating to or situated in the larynx
laryngopharyngeal (adjective) of or relating to the larynx and pharynx
lascivious (adjective) driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires Synonyms: lewd, libidinous, lustful
lashing (adjective) violently urging on by whipping or flogging
last (adjective) coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
(adjective) occurring at or forming an end or termination Synonyms: concluding, final, terminal
(adjective) occurring at the time of death
(adjective) highest in extent or degree
(adjective) immediately past
(adjective) conclusive in a process or progression Synonyms: final, net
(adjective) not to be altered or undone Synonyms: final
(adjective) most unlikely or unsuitable
(adjective) lowest in rank or importance Synonyms: last-place, lowest
lasting (adjective) continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place Synonyms: permanent
(adjective) retained; not shed Synonyms: persistent
(adjective) existing for a long time Synonyms: durable, long-lasting, long-lived
(adjective) lasting a long time without change
late (adjective) being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
(adjective) of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
(adjective) at or toward an end or late period or stage of development Synonyms: later
(adjective) having died recently
(adjective) of the immediate past or just previous to the present time Synonyms: recent
(adjective) after the expected or usual time; delayed Synonyms: belated, tardy
(adjective) (used especially of persons) of the immediate past Synonyms: former, previous
lateen (adjective) rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail Synonyms: lateen-rigged
latent (adjective) (pathology) not presently active
(adjective) potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
later (adjective) at or toward an end or late period or stage of development Synonyms: late
(adjective) coming at a subsequent time or stage Synonyms: posterior, ulterior
lateral (adjective) lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body
(adjective) situated at or extending to the side Synonyms: sidelong
latest (adjective) up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date Synonyms: up-to-the-minute
(adjective) in the current fashion or style Synonyms: a la mode, in style, in vogue, modish
lathery (adjective) resembling lather or covered with lather Synonyms: sudsy
latinate (adjective) derived from or imitative of Latin
latish (adjective) somewhat late
latitudinal (adjective) of or relating to latitudes north or south
latitudinarian (adjective) unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion) Synonyms: free-thinking, undogmatic, undogmatical
latter (adjective) referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
latticed (adjective) having a pattern of fretwork or latticework Synonyms: fretted, interlaced, latticelike
latticelike (adjective) having a pattern of fretwork or latticework Synonyms: fretted, interlaced, latticed
laudable (adjective) worthy of high praise Synonyms: applaudable, commendable, praiseworthy

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