LONDONISM
LON'DONISM, noun A mode of speaking peculiar to London.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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LONE
LONE, adjective1. Solitary; retired; unfrequented; having no company.And leave you in lone woods or empty walls.2. Single; standing by itself; not having others in the neighborh...
LONELINESS
LO'NELINESS, noun1. Solitude; retirement; seclusion from company. He was weary of the loneliness of his habitation.2. Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.I see the myste...
LONELY
LO'NELY, adjective1. Solitary; retired; sequestered from company or neighbors; as a lonely situation; a lonely cell.2. Solitary; as the lonely traveler.3. Addicted to solitude o...
LONENESS
LO'NENESS, noun Solitude; seclusion.
LONESOME
LO'NESOME, adjective Solitary; secluded from society.How horrid will these lonesome seats appear!
LONESOMENESS
LO'NESOMENESS, noun The state of being solitary; solitude.
LONG
LONG, adjective [Latin longus.]1. Extended; drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; opposed to short, and contradistinguished from broad or wide. long is a relative ...
LONG-HEADED
LONG'-HEADED, adjective Having a great extent of thought.
LONG-MEASURE
LONG-MEASURE, noun Lineal measure; the measure of length.
LONG-SIGHT
LONG-SIGHT, noun Long-sightedness.
LONG-SIGHTED
LONG-SIGHTED, adjective Able to see at a great distance; used literally of the eyes, and figuratively of the mind or intellect.
LONG-SIGHTEDNESS
LONG-SIGHTEDNESS, noun1. The faculty of seeing objects at a great distance.2. In medicine, presbyopy; that defect of sight by which objects near at hand are seen confusedly, but...
LONG-SUFFERANCE
LONG-SUF'FERANCE, noun Forbearance to punish; clemency; patience.
LONG-SUFFERING
LONG-SUF'FERING, noun Long endurance; patience of offense.Despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering? Romans 2:1.aLONG'-TONGUED, adjective Ra...
LONG-WINDED
LONG-WIND'ED, adjective Long breathed; tedious in speaking, argument or narration; as a long-winded advocate.LONG'-WISE, adverb In the direction of length; lengthwise. [Little u...
LONGANIMITY
LONGANIM'ITY, noun [Latin longanimitas; longus, long, and animus, mind.]Forbearance; patience; disposition to endure long under offenses.
LONGBOAT
LONG'BOAT, noun The largest and strongest boat belonging to a ship.
LONGER
LON'GER, adjective [comparative of long.] More long; of greater length; as a longer course.LON'GER, adverb For a greater duration. This evil can be endured no longer
LONGEST
LON'GEST, adjective Of the greatest extent; as the longest line.LON'GEST, adverb For the greatest continuance of time. They who live longest are most convinced of the vanity of ...
LONGEVAL
LONGE'VAL, adjective [Latin longus and avum.] Long lived.
LONGEVITY
LONGEV'ITY, noun [Latin longavitas; longus, long, and avum, age.]Length or duration of life; more generally, great length of life.The instances of longevity are chiefly among th...
LONGEVOUS
LONGE'VOUS, adjective [Latin longavus, supra.] Living a long time; of great age.
LONGIMANOUS
LONGIM'ANOUS, adjective [Latin longus, long, and manus, hand.] Having long hands.
LONGIMETRY
LONGIM'ETRY, noun [Latin longus, long, and Gr. measure.]The art or practice of measuring distances or lengths, whether accessible or inaccessible.
LONGING
LONG'ING, participle present tense Earnestly desiring; having a craving or preternatural appetite.LONG'ING, noun An eager desire; a craving or preternatural appetite.
LONGINGLY
LONG'INGLY, adverb With eager wishes or appetite.