| late | (adjective) being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time | - |
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| (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 |
| (adverb) later than usual or than expected | Synonyms: belatedly, tardily |
| (adverb) to an advanced time | Synonyms: deep |
| (adverb) at an advanced age or stage | - |
| (adverb) in the recent past | Synonyms: lately, latterly, of late, recently |
| latecomer | (noun) someone who arrives late | - |
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| lateen | (adjective) rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail | Synonyms: lateen-rigged |
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| (noun) a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean | Synonyms: lateen sail |
| lately | (adverb) in the recent past | Synonyms: late, latterly, of late, recently |
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| latency | (noun) the state of being not yet evident or active | - |
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| (noun) the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it | Synonyms: latent period, reaction time, response time |
| (noun) (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head | Synonyms: rotational latency |
| lateness | (noun) quality of coming late or later in time | - |
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| latent | (adjective) (pathology) not presently active | - |
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| (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 |
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| (adjective) coming at a subsequent time or stage | Synonyms: posterior, ulterior |
| (adverb) happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | Synonyms: after, afterward, afterwards, later on, subsequently |
| (adverb) at some eventual time in the future | Synonyms: by and by |
| (adverb) comparative of the adverb `late' | - |
| lateral | (adjective) lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body | - |
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| (adjective) situated at or extending to the side | Synonyms: sidelong |
| (noun) a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer | Synonyms: lateral pass |
| lateralisation | (noun) localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain | Synonyms: laterality, lateralization |
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| laterality | (noun) superior development of one side of the body | Synonyms: dominance |
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| (noun) the property of using one hand more than the other | Synonyms: handedness |
| (noun) localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain | Synonyms: lateralisation, lateralization |
| lateralization | (noun) localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain | Synonyms: lateralisation, laterality |
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| lateralize | (verb) move or displace to one side so as to make lateral | - |
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| laterally | (adverb) in a lateral direction or location | - |
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| (adverb) to or by or from the side | - |
| latergram | (noun) a photo to be posted to Instagram at a later date | - |
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| laterite | (noun) a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides | - |
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| latest | (adjective) up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date | Synonyms: up-to-the-minute |
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| (adjective) in the current fashion or style | Synonyms: a la mode, in style, in vogue, modish |
| (noun) the most recent news or development | - |
| latex | (noun) a water-base paint that has a latex binder | Synonyms: latex paint, rubber-base paint |
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| (noun) a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air | - |