10-letter words containing l, y, t, e
- lamentably — that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision.
- lanternfly — any of several large tropical insects of the family Fulgoridae, formerly thought to be luminescent.
- laterality — the use of one hand in preference to the other. Compare handedness.
- latter-day — of a later or following period: latter-day pioneers.
- lay sister — a woman who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed in her order chiefly in manual labor.
- lead story — the principal story in a newspaper
- lectionary — a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.
- leftwardly — leftwards
- legibility — Also, legibleness. the state or quality of being legible.
- legitimacy — the state or quality of being legitimate.
- leiotrichy — the condition of having straight hair
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- lenitively — In a lenitive manner.
- leucocytes — Plural form of leucocyte.
- leucopathy — (dated) albinism.
- leukocytes — white blood cell.
- leukocytic — Of or pertaining to leukocytes.
- leukopathy — (pathology) depigmentation of the skin.
- levogyrate — levorotatory
- levorotary — Levorotatory.
- lexicality — of or relating to the words or vocabulary of a language, especially as distinguished from its grammatical and syntactical aspects.
- leyte gulf — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, in the SE Philippines, between Samar and Leyte islands: U.S.-Japanese naval battle 1944.
- liberality — the quality or condition of being liberal in giving; generosity; bounty.
- liberatory — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- lienectomy — splenectomy.
- life story — an account of all the events that happened to someone during their life
- lifestyler — One who lives an alternative lifestyle all the time, not just occasionally.
- lifestyles — Plural form of lifestyle.
- light year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.
- light-year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.
- like sixty — a cardinal number, ten times six.
- lily-white — white as a lily: soft lily-white skin.
- listlessly — having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent: a listless mood; a listless handshake.
- literality — the quality or state of being literal; literalness.
- literarily — pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history.
- literately — able to read and write.
- literosity — the condition of being affectedly literary
- lithophyte — Zoology. a polyp with a hard or stony structure, as a coral.
- litterally — Obsolete form of literally.
- little boy — the code name for the uranium-fueled atomic bomb dropped by the U.S. on Hiroshima in 1945.
- lollywater — a sweet soft drink, especially one brightly colored.
- love story — story about a romantic relationship
- loveworthy — worthy of being loved
- lumpectomy — the surgical removal of a breast cyst or tumor.
- luteolysis — The structural and functional degradation of the corpus luteum, occurring at the end of the luteal phase of both the estrous and menstrual cycles in the absence of pregnancy.
- lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
- lysimetric — of or relating to the measurement of solubility
- manifestly — readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- marketably — readily salable.
- martyrlike — Resembling or characteristic of a martyr.