- LACHRYMOSE Dictionary lookup
: Causing or given to shedding tears - a lachrymose tragedy.
343. LACONIC: Saying much in few words - a laconic reply that spoke volumes.
Synonyms:concise, pithy, terse, succinct, taciturn, reticent
Antonyms:verbose, prolix, redundant, diffuse, tautological, turgid, garrulous, voluble
- LARCENY Dictionary lookup
: Theft - indicted for grand larceny.
345. LATENT: Hidden; present but not fully developed - latent talent that time will reveal.
Synonyms:dormant, quiescent, covert, potential
Antonyms:apparent, patent
- LAVISH Dictionary lookup
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(1) Profuse or generous - lavish in praise.
Synonyms: ample, superabundant
- LETHAL Dictionary lookup
: Deadly - a lethal weapon.
Synonyms: mortal, fatal
- LONGEVITY Dictionary lookup
: Prolonged duration of life - a country remarkable for the longevity of its inhabitants.
349. LOW: To bellow softly like cattle - the lowing herd in the meadow.
Synonym: moo
- LUCID Dictionary lookup
: Clear; transparent; easily understood - a lucid explanation of a difficult text.
Synonyms: pellucid, perspicuous, intelligible, limpid, luminous, translucent
Antonyms: abstruse, obscure
- LUDICROUS Dictionary lookup
: Ridiculous; producing laughter - a ludicrous remark that set them all to roaring.
Synonyms: mirthful, droll, comical, absurd
Antonyms: doleful, lugubrious, dismal
- LUMINARY Dictionary lookup
: An eminent person; a celestial body - the platform graced by a number of luminaries.
353. MACHIAVELLIAN: Sacrificing moral principles in order to attain power; politically cunning; crafty - a machiavellian design, wickedly contrived.
Synonym: unscrupulous