10-letter words containing o, n, l, y
- hypolydian — denoting a plagal mode represented by the diatonic scale from D to D
- iconically — of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- iconolatry — the worship or adoration of icons.
- ignobility — of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base: his ignoble purposes.
- ignorantly — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- immunology — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
- imployment — Obsolete spelling of employment.
- imposingly — very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France.
- impotently — not potent; lacking power or ability.
- inchoately — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- indocility — The quality or condition of being indocile.
- indolently — having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: an indolent person.
- inexorably — unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
- infamously — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- inferiorly — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- informally — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- innocently — free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
- insociably — in an insociable manner
- insolently — boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: an insolent reply.
- insolidity — weakness or lack of solidity
- insolvency — the condition of being insolvent; bankruptcy.
- interiorly — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- intoningly — in an intonational manner
- inviolably — prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration: an inviolable sanctuary; an inviolable promise.
- involvedly — in an involved manner
- ironically — pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery: an ironical compliment; an ironical smile.
- isopycnals — Plural form of isopycnal.
- john lynch — John ("Jack") 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
- john tyler — John, 1790–1862, 10th president of the U.S. 1841–45.
- johnny law — Andrew Bonar [bon-er] /ˈbɒn ər/ (Show IPA), 1858–1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922–23.
- jollifying — Present participle of jollify.
- joyfulness — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- keylogging — the practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either overtly as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware: Many employers are making use of keylogging to monitor their employees' computer habits.
- laminotomy — (surgery) The neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord.
- lampoonery — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- lazy tongs — extensible tongs for grasping objects at a distance, consisting of a series of pairs of crossing pieces, each pair pivoted together in the middle and connected with the next pair at the extremities.
- lectionary — a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.
- lienectomy — splenectomy.
- lincomycin — a toxic antibiotic, C 18 H 34 N 2 O 6 S, isolated from Streptomyces lincolnensis, used in its hydrochloride form for the treatment of serious Gram-positive penicillin-resistant infections.
- lithomancy — Divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).
- loganberry — the large, dark-red, acid fruit of a plant, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus.
- london eye — London's big wheel
- lonesomely — In a lonesome manner, in a way missing companionship.
- long jenny — an in-off up the cushion into a far pocket
- longsomely — lengthily, slowly, and tediously
- looyenwork — a physical therapy intended to release muscle fibre adhesions
- loungingly — in a lounging manner
- low sunday — the first Sunday after Easter.
- low-flying — Low-flying aircraft or birds are flying very close to the ground, or lower than normal.