8-letter words starting with le
- legatine — of, relating to, or authorized by a legate.
- legation — a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- legatura — (music) A tie or brace; a syncopation.
- legement — Obsolete form of ledgment.
- legendre — Adrien Marie [a-dree-an ma-ree] /a driˈɛ̃ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1752–1833, French mathematician.
- legendry — legends collectively.
- legerity — physical or mental quickness; nimbleness; agility.
- leggiero — Misspelling of leggero.
- leggings — a covering for the leg, usually extending from the ankle to the knee but sometimes higher, worn by soldiers, riders, workers, etc. Compare chaps, gaiter, puttee.
- leghorns — Plural form of leghorn.
- legioned — arranged in legions
- legitime — (legal) That portion of a parent's estate of which he cannot disinherit his children, without a legal cause.
- leibnitz — Gottfried Wilhelm von [German gawt-freet vil-helm fuh n] /German ˈgɔt frit ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1646–1716, German philosopher, writer, and mathematician.
- leighton — Frederick (Baron Leighton of Stretton) 1830–96, English painter and sculptor.
- leinster — a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
- leisters — Plural form of leister.
- leisured — having leisure: the leisured classes.
- leisures — freedom from the demands of work or duty: She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure.
- lekgotla — a meeting place for village assemblies, court cases, and meetings of village leaders
- lekythos — an oil jar having an ellipsoidal body, narrow neck, flanged mouth, curved handle extending from below the lip to the shoulder, and a narrow base terminating in a foot: used chiefly for ointments.
- lekythus — lekythos.
- lemaitre — Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- lemessus — ancient name of Limassol.
- lemmings — Plural form of lemming.
- lemnisci — Plural form of lemniscus.
- lemonade — a beverage consisting of lemon juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.
- lempiras — Plural form of lempira.
- lemuroid — lemurlike; of the lemur kind.
- lendable — reserved or at hand for purposes of lending: lendable stock; lendable money.
- lendings — Plural form of lending.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
- lengthly — Misspelled form of lengthy.
- lenience — the quality or state of being lenient.
- leniency — the quality or state of being lenient.
- leninism — the form of Communism as taught by Lenin, with emphasis on the dictatorship of the proletariat.
- leninist — of or relating to Lenin or to Leninism.
- lenition — Phonetics. a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between vowels, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or deleted.
- lenitive — softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
- lens cap — a small lid or cover for a camera lens which protects it when the camera is not in use
- lensings — Plural form of lensing.
- lensless — Without a lens or lenses.
- lentando — becoming slower.
- lenticel — a body of cells formed on the periderm of a stem, appearing on the surface of the plant as a lens-shaped spot, and serving as a pore.
- lenticle — a window in a clock case revealing the motion of the pendulum bob.
- lentisks — Plural form of lentisk.
- leo viii — died a.d. 965, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 963–965.
- leo xiii — (Giovanni Vincenzo Pecci) 1810–1903, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1878–1903.
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- leontief — Wassily [vah-see-lee] /vɑˈsi li/ (Show IPA), 1906–1999, U.S. economist, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1973.
- leopardi — Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.