8-letter words containing l, y, m
- holonymy — (countable, semantics) A semantic relation that exists between a term denoting a whole (the holonym) and a term denoting a part that pertains to the whole (the meronym).
- holy man — priest, spiritual leader
- homelily — in a homely manner
- homology — the state of being homologous; homologous relation or correspondence.
- humanely — characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.
- humility — the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc.
- hydromel — a liquor consisting of honey and water that, when fermented, becomes mead.
- hylicism — the philosophy that the only thing that can be proven to exist is matter and that everything, including consciousness, is as a result of interaction with material things. Also called materialism
- hymeneal — of or relating to marriage.
- hymenial — relating to the layer of certain fungi which bears spores, composed of asci or basidia
- hymnally — In a hymnal way.
- hymnless — having no hymn
- hymnlike — Resembling a hymn in form or sound.
- ileotomy — (surgery) cutting into the ileum; ileostomy.
- impishly — In an impish manner; mischievously.
- imployed — Simple past tense and past participle of imploy.
- implying — to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated: His words implied a lack of faith.
- impolicy — The state or act of being impolitic.
- impurely — In an impure manner.
- infirmly — In an infirm manner; feebly.
- kalmykia — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the NW shore of the Caspian Sea. 75,900 sq. mi. (196,581 sq. km). Capital: Elista.
- key lime — a yellow lime with a bitter rather than sour taste.
- kimberly — a city in E Cape of Good Hope province, in the central Republic of South Africa: diamond mines.
- l'chayim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
- lacrymal — Alternative spelling of lachrymal.
- ladypalm — a type of small palm of the genus Rhapis, popularly grown as an indoor plant
- lamasery — a monastery of lamas.
- lambency — the quality of being lambent.
- lampreys — Plural form of lamprey.
- lampyrid — any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies.
- laywoman — a woman who is not a member of the clergy.
- laywomen — a woman who is not a member of the clergy.
- lazy sml — Lazy Standard ML
- lechayim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
- limavady — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 33 571 (2003 est). Area: 586 sq km (226 sq miles)
- limberly — In a limber manner.
- liminary — (obsolete) introductory or preparatory.
- limitary — of, relating to, or serving as a limit.
- limpidly — In a limpid manner.
- lissomly — Alt form lissomely.
- lobbyism — a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest; a member of a lobby.
- lobotomy — the operation of cutting into a lobe, as of the brain or the lung.
- lombardy — a region and former kingdom in N Italy. 9190 sq. mi. (23,800 sq. km).
- loyalism — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- lumberly — heavy and unwieldy
- luminary — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
- lumpenly — in a lumpen manner
- lygodium — (botany) Any of the genus Lygodium of climbing ferns.
- lymphoid — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- lymphoma — a tumor arising from any of the cellular elements of lymph nodes.