Webster's Dictionary 1828

1054

LIQUIDITY

LIQUID'ITY, noun1. The quality of being fluid or liquid.2. Thinness.

1055

LIQUIDNESS

LIQ'UIDNESS, noun The quality of being liquid; fluency.

1056

LIQUOR

LIQ'UOR, noun lik'or [Latin liquor]A liquid or fluid substance. [See Liquid.] liquor is a word of general signification, extending to water, milk, blood, say, juice, etc.; but i...

1057

LIQUORICE

LIQUORICE. [See Licorice.]

1058

LISBON

LIS'BON, noun A species of wine exported from lisbon in Portugal.

1059

LISNE

LISNE, noun A cavity or hollow. [Not in use.]

1060

LISP

LISP, verb intransitiveTo speak with a particular articulation of the tongue and teeth, nearly as in pronouncing th. Lisping is particularly noticed in uttering th for s, as yet...

1061

LISPER

LISP'ER, noun One that lisps.

1062

LISPING

LISP'ING, participle present tense Uttering with a lisp.

1063

LISPINGLY

LISP'INGLY, adverb With a lisp.

1064

LIST

LIST, noun [Latin licium.]1. In commerce, the border, edge or selvage of cloth; a strip of cloth forming the border, particularly of broadcloth, and serving to strengthen it.2. ...

1065

LISTED

LIST'ED, participle passive1. Striped; particolored in stripes.2. Covered with list.3. Inclosed for combat.4. Engaged in public service; enrolled.

1066

LISTEL

LIST'EL, noun A list in architecture; a fillet.

1067

LISTEN

LIST'EN, verb intransitive lis'n.1. To hearken; to give ear; to attend closely with a view to hear.On the green bank I sat, and listened long.2. To obey; to yield to advice; to ...

1068

LISTENER

LIST'ENER, noun One who listens; a hearkener.

1069

LISTER

LIST'ER, noun One who makes a list or roll.

1070

LISTFUL

LIST'FUL, adjective Attentive. obsolete

1071

LISTING

LIST'ING, participle present tense Inclosing for combat; covering with list; enlisting.

1072

LISTLESS

LIST'LESS, adjective Not listening; not attending; indifferent to what is passing; heedless; inattentive; thoughtless; careless; as a listless hearer or spectator.

1073

LISTLESSLY

LIST'LESSLY, adverb Without attention; heedlessly.

1074

LISTLESSNESS

LIST'LESSNESS, noun Inattention; heedlessness; indifference to what is passing and may be interesting.

1075

LIT

LIT, preterit tense of light. The bird lit on a tree before me.I lit my pipe with the paper.[This word, though used by some good writers, is very inelegant.]

1076

LITANY

LIT'ANY, noun [Gr. supplication, to pray.]A solemn form of supplication, used in public worship.Supplications for the appeasing of God's wrath, were by the Greek church termed l...

1077

LITE

LITE, adjective Little. [Not in use.]

1078

LITER

LITER, noun [Gr.] A French measure of capacity, being a cubic decimeter, containing, according to Lunier, about a pint and a half old French measure. The liter is equal to 60, 0...

1079

LITERAL

LIT'ERAL, adjective [Latin litera, a letter.]1. According to the letter; primitive; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as the literal meaning of a phrase.2. Following the let...

1080

LITERALISM

LIT'ERALISM, noun That which accords with the letter.