English Words Starting With L

• lucrezia borgia

  nounVery Low
  /luːˌkretsiə ˈbɔːdʒə/Proper noun referring to a historical figure: Lucrezia Borgia (1480–1519), a Spanish-Italian noblewoman of the House of Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara, sister of Cesare Borgia, and a controversial figure in Renaissance history, often portrayed as a femme fatale or political pawn.
• lucubrate

  verbverb-intransitiveVery low
  /ˈluː.kjʊ.breɪt/To study or write diligently, especially late at night.
• lucubration

  nounVery Low
  /ˌluː.kjuːˈbreɪ.ʃən/The act of studying, writing, or working laboriously, especially late into the night.
• lucullus

  nounVery Low (Obscure)
  /ljuːˈkʌləs/A Roman general (Lucius Licinius Lucullus), famous for his immense wealth, lavish banquets, and luxurious lifestyle.
• lucy

  nounMedium
  /ˈluː.si/A female given name.
• lucy stoner

  nounVery Rare / Obsolete / Historical
  /ˈluː.si ˈstəʊ.nə/A woman who advocates for women's rights, especially regarding the retention of her maiden name after marriage.
• lud

  interjectionnounVery Low
  /lʌd/An archaic or dialectal contraction of 'lord', used historically as a form of address to a judge, magistrate, or noble person in English courtrooms or formal settings.
• luda

  nounLow/Very Rare
  /ˈluːdə/(noun) A chiefly US slang, short form of 'lunatic' or 'crazy person'. (adjective, slang) Mad, crazy, out of control.
• luddite

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈlʌd.aɪt/A person who is opposed to new technology, especially in industry, because they fear it will replace jobs or change traditional ways of life.
• lude

  nounRare (in formal contexts); Low (in informal/slang contexts, primarily North American)
  /luːd/A reference to the recreational drug methaqualone (Quaalude) or, in modern slang, to something that induces a state of relaxation or intoxication.
• ludendorff

  nounVery Low
  /ˈluːdənˌdɔːf/A proper noun referring to Erich Ludendorff (1865-1937), a German general and nationalist political figure who was a key military leader during the First World War.
• ludenscheid

  nounExtremely Low / Extremely Rare
  /ˈluːdənˌʃaɪd/A proper noun; the name of a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
• luderick

  nounVery Low / Regional
  /ˈluːdərɪk/A type of fish, specifically a species of sea chub found in Australian coastal waters.
• luderitz

  nounVery Low
  /ˈluːdərɪts/A place name referring primarily to a town and bay in southwestern Namibia, named after Adolf Lüderitz, a German merchant and colonizer.
• ludhiana

  nounLow
  /ˌlʊd.iˈɑː.nə/A major city in the Indian state of Punjab, known as an industrial and manufacturing hub.
• ludlow

  nounLow
  /ˈlʌd.ləʊ/A proper noun primarily referring to a specific place name, most notably a historic market town in Shropshire, England, or other locations derived from it.
• ludo

  nounLow
  /ˈluː.dəʊ/A simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of a dice.
• ludwig

  nounVery low
  /ˈlʌdwɪɡ/A given name, most famously associated with the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
• ludwig ii

  nounLow
  /ˈlʊdvɪɡ ðə ˈsɛkənd/King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845–1886), a 19th-century monarch famous for building extravagant fairytale castles.
• ludwigsburg

  nounVery Low
  /ˈlʊdvɪɡzbɜːɡ/A city in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany.

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