| lustrelessness | (noun) the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss | Synonyms: flatness, lusterlessness, mat, matt, matte |
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| lustrum | (noun) a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census | - |
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| (noun) a period lasting five years | - |
| lutanist | (noun) a musician who plays the lute | Synonyms: lutenist, lutist |
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| lute | (noun) chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard | - |
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| (noun) a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid | Synonyms: luting |
| lutecium | (noun) a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium | Synonyms: atomic number 71, Lu, lutetium |
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| lutefisk | (noun) dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency | Synonyms: lutfisk |
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| lutein | (noun) yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks | Synonyms: xanthophyl, xanthophyll |
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| lutenist | (noun) a musician who plays the lute | Synonyms: lutanist, lutist |
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| luteotropin | (noun) gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition | Synonyms: lactogenic hormone, prolactin |
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| lutetium | (noun) a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium | Synonyms: atomic number 71, Lu, lutecium |
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| lutfisk | (noun) dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency | Synonyms: lutefisk |
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| luthier | (noun) a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins) | - |
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| luting | (noun) a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid | Synonyms: lute |
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| lutist | (noun) a musician who plays the lute | Synonyms: lutanist, lutenist |
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| lux | (noun) a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle | Synonyms: lx |
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| luxation | (noun) displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ | - |
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| luxuria | (noun) self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: lust |
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| luxuriance | (noun) the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses | Synonyms: lushness, voluptuousness |
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| luxuriation | (noun) an activity that affords excessive pleasure and enjoyment | - |
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| luxuriousness | (noun) wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living | Synonyms: luxury, opulence, sumptuousness |
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| luxury | (noun) something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity | - |
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| (noun) the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive | Synonyms: lavishness, sumptuosity, sumptuousness |
| (noun) wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living | Synonyms: luxuriousness, opulence, sumptuousness |