English Words Starting With L

• lentoid

  adjectivenounRare / Technical
  /ˈlɛntɔɪd/Shaped like a lens, especially like a biconvex lens; having a double-curved form that is thicker in the middle than at the edges.
• lenya

  nounLow
  /ˈlɛnjə/Lacking strength, vigour, or energy; weak, listless, or sluggish.
• lenz's law

  nounVery Low
  /ˈlɛntsɪz ˌlɔː/A fundamental law of electromagnetism stating that an induced electromotive force (emf) and the induced current it creates will always oppose the change in magnetic flux that produced it.
• leo

  nounLow (as a common noun); Medium-High (as a proper name/astrological term)
  /ˈliːəʊ/A Latin word meaning 'lion'; commonly used as a proper name or to refer to the astrological sign.
• leo i

  nounmedium
  /ˈliːəʊ/a member of the genus Panthera, a large, roaring feline; specifically the lion (Panthera leo).
• leo ii

  nounVery Low
  /ˈliːəʊ tuː/A term typically referring to a specific naming or classification system, most commonly used as a proper noun for the name of a historical or contemporary figure, a product, or a model. It is not a standard English word in common usage and its meaning is highly context-dependent.
• leo iii

  nounVery low
  /ˈliːəʊ ðə ˈθɜːd/A historical figure, specifically a Pope of the Roman Catholic Church or an Eastern Roman Emperor.
• leo iv

  nounC1
  /ˈliː.weɪ/The amount of freedom to move or act that is available or allowed; a margin of flexibility.
• leo ix

  nounVery Low
  /ˌliːəʊ naɪnθ ˈpəʊp/A specific Pope of the Catholic Church who reigned from 1049 to 1054.
• leo minor

  nounC2 (Very Rare)
  /ˌliːəʊ ˈmaɪnə/A small, faint constellation in the northern sky, located between Ursa Major and Leo.
• leo v

  nounA1
  /liːv/to go away from a place or person; to allow something to remain in a place or condition.
• leo vi

  nounvery low
  /ˈliːəʊ ðə ˈsɪkθ/An appellation referring to Leo VI, historically associated with Byzantine Emperor Leo VI 'the Wise'.
• leo vii

  nounN/A
  N/AThis is not a standard English word. It appears to be either a typo for 'Leo VII' (a Pope's name) or a potential romanized transliteration from another language, but it holds no established lexical meaning in English dictionaries. No valid linguistic data exists for this form as an English lexical item.
• leo viii

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Historical)
  /ˌliːəʊ ˈeɪt/A historical figure: Pope Leo VIII, who reigned as pope from 963 to 965 AD.
• leo x

  nounC2
  /ˌliːəʊ ˈtɛn/Proper noun referring to Pope Leo X (Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici), Pope of the Catholic Church from 1513 to 1521.
• leo xi

  nounC2
  /ˈlɛk.sɪs/The total vocabulary or set of words of a language, or the particular vocabulary used by a specific person, group, or subject.
• leo xii

  nounVery Low (C2/Proficiency)
  /ˌliːəʊ ˌtwelvθ/Proper name of the 252nd Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, who served from 1823 to 1829.
• leo xiii

  nounRare
  /ˌliːəʊ ðə θɜːˈtiːnθ/The proper name of Gioacchino Pecci, who served as the 256th Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903.
• leoben

  nounA2
  /leɪˈəʊbən/A place name; a city in central Austria, in the state of Styria.
• leofric

  nounExtremely Rare
  /ˈliːəfrɪk/A personal name, historically masculine and of Old English origin.

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