In this article, you’ll discover a comprehensive list of words that start with “la,” enhancing your vocabulary for both writing and daily conversations.
- Labyrinth- A complex network of paths or passages.
- Lace- A delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern.
- Lackadaisical- Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.
- Lacquer- A protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent.
- Lactose- A sugar present in milk, a disaccharide containing glucose and galactose units.
- Laden- Heavily loaded or weighed down.
- Ladle- A large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl, used for serving soup, stew, or sauce.
- Lagoon- A stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef.
- Lambaste- Criticize (someone or something) harshly.
- Lament- A passionate expression of grief or sorrow.
- Lampoon- Publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.
- Lance- A long weapon for thrusting, typically having a wooden shaft and a pointed steel head.
- Landfall- The act of sighting or reaching land after a sea voyage.
- Landscape- All the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.
- Languid- Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.
- Lantern- A lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or electric bulb, used to illuminate or signal.
- Lapel- The part on each side of a coat or jacket immediately below the collar which is folded back on either side of the front opening.
- Lapse- A temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment.
- Larceny- Theft of personal property.
- Larder- A room or large cupboard for storing food.
- Lariat- A rope used as a lasso or for tethering.
- Lascivious- Feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire.
- Laser- A device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation.
- Lash- Strike (someone) with a whip or stick.
- Lassitude- A state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.
- Latch- A metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate.
- Latent- (of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed.
- Lateral- Relating to, situated at, or forming the side.
- Latitude- The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth’s equator.
- Laud- Praise (a person or their achievements) highly.
- Laundry- Clothes and linens that need to be washed or that have been newly washed.
- Laureate- A person who is honored with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement.
- Lavender- A small aromatic evergreen shrub of the mint family, with narrow leaves and bluish-purple flowers.
- Lavish- Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.
- Lawful- Conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules.
- Laxity- Lack of strictness or care.
- Layer- A sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body.
- Layman- A nonordained member of a church, or a person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject.
- Layoff- A discharge, especially temporary, of a worker or workers.
- Layover- A period of rest or waiting before a further stage in a journey.
- Laze- Spend time in a relaxed, lazy manner.
- Lazuli- Lapis lazuli, a bright blue metamorphic rock consisting largely of lazurite, used for decoration and in jewelry.
- Lazy- Unwilling to work or use energy.
- Leader- The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.
- Leaflet- A small flat or folded sheet of printed paper for distribution, usually advertising something.
- League- A collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for mutual protection or cooperation.
- Leak- (of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack.
- Lean- (of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.
- Leap- Jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force.
- Learn- Gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.
- Lease- A contract by which one party conveys land, property, services, etc., to another for a specified time, usually in return for a periodic payment.
- Leash- A strap or cord for restraining and leading a dog or other animal.
- Least- Smallest in amount, extent, or significance.
- Leather- A material made from the skin of an animal by tanning or a similar process.
- Leave- Go away from.
- Lecture- An educational talk to an audience, especially to students in a university or college.
- Ledger- A book or other collection of financial accounts of a particular type.
- Leech- A worm that feeds on blood.
- Leer- Look or gaze in an unpleasant, malicious, or lascivious way.
- Legacy- An amount of money or property left to someone in a will.
- Legal- Relating to the law.
- Legend- A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
- Legion- A unit of 3,000–6,000 men in the ancient Roman army.
- Legitimate- Conforming to the law or to rules.
- Leisure- Free time.
- Lemon- A pale yellow oval citrus fruit with thick skin and fragrant, acidic juice.
- Lend- Grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it shall be returned.
- Length- The measurement or extent of something from end to end.
- Lens- A piece of glass or other transparent substance with curved sides for concentrating or dispersing light rays.
- Lentil- An edible pulse typically small, flat, and round, used in various dishes around the world.
- Leopard- A large solitary cat that has a fawn or brown coat with black spots, native to the forests of Africa and southern Asia.
- Lesion- A region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumor.
- Lessen- Make or become less; diminish.
- Lesson- An amount of teaching given at one time; a period of learning or instruction.
- Lethal- Sufficient to cause death.
- Letter- A written, typed, or printed communication, sent in an envelope by post or messenger.
- Lettuce- A cultivated plant eaten as a leaf vegetable, having a head of green and/or purple leaves.
- Level- A specific height or line; a flat or even surface.
- Lever- A rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to help move a heavy or firmly fixed load with one end when pressure is applied to the other.
- Levity- Humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.
- Liable- Responsible by law; legally answerable.
- Liaison- Communication or cooperation which facilitates a close working relationship between people or organizations.
- Liar- A person who tells lies.
- Libation- A drink poured out as an offering to a deity.
- Libel- A published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation.
- Liberal- Open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values.
- Liberty- The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one’s behavior or political views.
- Library- A building or room containing collections of books, periodicals, and sometimes films and recorded music for people to read, borrow.
- License- A permit from an authority to own or use something, do a particular thing, or carry on a trade.
- Lichen- A simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crusty, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees.
- Lick- Pass the tongue over (something) in order to taste, moisten, or clean it.
- Lieutenant- A deputy or substitute acting for a superior.
- Life- The existence of an individual human being or animal.
- Lift- Raise to a higher position or level.
- Light- The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
- Likable- Pleasant, friendly, and easy to like.
- Likelihood- The state or fact of something’s being likely; probability.
- Likely- Such as well might happen or be true; probable.
- Lilac- A shrub or small tree with fragrant violet, pink, or white blossoms.
- Limit- A point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass.