22 words starting with L

• laborious adjective

  needing a lot of time and hard work

  Planting rice by hand is laborious work.

  Like arduous, strenuous, toilsome

• lackluster adjective

  dull and without energy or brightness

  After a lackluster first half, the team played much better.

  Like dull, uninspired, flat

• lament verb

  to express sadness or regret about something

  Grandfather often laments that children no longer play outside as he did.

  Like mourn, regret, bemoan

• languish verb

  to become weak or stay in an unpleasant situation for a long time

  The plan languished in a drawer for years before anyone acted on it.

  Like weaken, decline, stagnate

• latent adjective

  present but hidden and not yet developed or active

  The art class revealed his latent talent for drawing.

  Like hidden, dormant, potential

• laudable adjective

  deserving praise, even if not fully successful

  The students’ effort to clean the river was laudable.

  Like praiseworthy, admirable, commendable

• lavish adjective

  very rich, expensive or generous

  The hotel served a lavish breakfast with dozens of dishes.

  Like luxurious, extravagant, generous

• lax adjective

  not strict or careful enough

  Security at the old museum was lax, and anyone could walk in.

  Like careless, loose, slack

• legacy noun

  something handed down from the past or left by someone after they are gone

  The library is the legacy of a teacher who donated all her books.

  Like heritage, inheritance, bequest

• legible adjective

  clear enough to be read

  Please make your handwriting legible so the examiner can read it.

  Like readable, clear, decipherable

• lenient adjective

  not as strict or harsh in punishing as expected

  The teacher was lenient and gave us one more day to finish the project.

  Like tolerant, merciful, forgiving

• lethargic adjective

  lacking energy and feeling slow or sleepy

  The heat made everyone lethargic during the afternoon class.

  Like sluggish, drowsy, listless

• lethargy noun

  a state of having no energy or enthusiasm

  A big lunch filled us with lethargy for the rest of the day.

  Like sluggishness, tiredness, listlessness

• levity noun

  humor or lack of seriousness, especially at a serious time

  His joke added a moment of levity to the long meeting.

  Like humor, lightheartedness, frivolity

• linger verb

  to stay somewhere longer than needed, or to be slow to disappear

  The smell of fresh bread lingered in the kitchen all morning.

  Like remain, stay, persist

• lofty adjective

  very high; noble or ambitious in ideas

  She has lofty goals, such as becoming an astronaut.

  Like high, towering, noble

• lucid adjective

  clear and easy to understand

  The guide gave a lucid explanation of how the glacier formed.

  Like clear, coherent, understandable

• lucrative adjective

  producing a lot of money or profit

  Growing cardamom has become a lucrative business in eastern Nepal.

  Like profitable, moneymaking, well-paid

• ludicrous adjective

  so foolish or unreasonable that it is laughable

  The idea of a cat driving a bus is ludicrous.

  Like ridiculous, absurd, preposterous

• lull noun

  a short, quiet period when activity stops

  During a lull in the rain, we ran to the bus stop.

  Like pause, break, calm

• luminous adjective

  giving off light; bright and shining

  The luminous hands of my watch can be seen in the dark.

  Like glowing, bright, radiant

• lurk verb

  to wait hidden, often ready to do something bad

  A snow leopard may lurk among the rocks, waiting for a blue sheep.

  Like hide, prowl, skulk