L

//ɛl// adj, character, intj, noun, num, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Initialism of large (of the manufactured size). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable, usually
  2. 2
    Initialism of left. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
  3. 3
    Initialism of low (variety of a language with limited prestige and official acceptance). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable

    "an L variety"

  4. 4
    Bad, subpar, of inferior quality (abbreviation of loser). (Compare noun etymology 2 sense 1 and etymology 2 sense 2.) not-comparable, slang
Adjective
  1. 1
    being ten more than forty wordnet
Character
  1. 1
    The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script. letter, lowercase
  2. 2
    The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script. letter, uppercase
Intj
  1. 1
    Clipping of lol. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of litre or liter. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of losses (statistic). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet wordnet
  4. 4
    Abbreviation of Latinlibra (“pound (sterling)”). abbreviation, alt-of

    "And where a barrister, in summing up the items proved before him as arbitrator, misadded them, and thereby by mistake omitted 23l. in favour of the plaintiff, the Court, even at the instance of the barrister, would not allow an amendment, the defendant's counsel objecting."

  5. 5
    Abbreviation of loss. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, slang

    "to take the L"

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  1. 6
    a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) wordnet
  2. 7
    Abbreviation of leaf. abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 8
    Abbreviation of loss.; A fail. Internet, broadly, countable, slang, uncountable
  4. 9
    a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter wordnet
  5. 10
    Abbreviation of line. abbreviation, alt-of
  6. 11
    Alternative form of el (“elevated train”). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "PLEASE! HELP US KEEP THE "L" AND SUBWAY CLEAN"

  7. 12
    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five wordnet
  8. 13
    Abbreviation of loss/lose. abbreviation, alt-of
  9. 14
    Abbreviation of Libertarian. US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    Initialism of left. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  11. 16
    Initialism of Latin. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  12. 17
    Initialism of large (the manufactured size or an item of that size). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable, usually
  13. 18
    Initialism of lira. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  14. 19
    Initialism of lobby. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  15. 20
    Abbreviation of low pressure front. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    Initialism of ligne. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  17. 22
    Initialism of lesbian. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "L wntd to share spacious JP apt w/veget non-smkng indep quiet L, dog, cat."

  18. 23
    Two cigarette papers laid perpendicularly on each other when making a joint. countable, slang, uncountable
Numeral
  1. 1
    The twelfth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script. lowercase
  2. 2
    The twelfth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script. uppercase
Slang
  1. 1
    A loss; failure. slang, internet, 2020s

    "Missing the train was an L."

Etymology

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Etymology 2

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Etymology 3

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