Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z lemurine lemuroid lemurlike Resembling or characteristic of a lemur. lemuroid Of or relating to the primate superfamily Lemuroidea (lemurs) Lemus A surname. Len A diminutive of the male given name Leonard. Lena A female given name from Ancient Greek. lenacapavir An antiretroviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS. Lenado A ghost town in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. Lenaeus Dionysus/Bacchus Lenaghan A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Lenahan A surname from Irish. Lenaia An ancient Athenian annual festival in honour of Dionysus Lenaios. lenaite A tetragonal-ditetragonal pyramidal gray mineral containing iron, silver, and sulfur. lenalidomide A derivative of thalidomide used to treat some myelomas lenampicillin A prodrug of ampicillin. Lenape A member of a group of aboriginal Americans who were living in what is now New Jersey and along the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, the coast of Delaware, and the lower Hudson Valley and New York Harbor in New York, at the time of the arrival of the Europeans in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Lenapehoking The traditional region of the Lenape people, mostly in modern-day New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, in the United States. lenapenem A particular carbapenem antibiotic. Lenard A surname. Lenarsky A surname. Lenart A surname. Lenca A Mesoamerican indigenous people of southwestern Honduras and eastern El Salvador in Central America. Lencan Of or relating to the Lenca people or language. Lenchwick A settlement in Norton and Lenchwick parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0347). Lencioni A surname from Italian. lend To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. lendability The quality of being lendable. lendable That can be lent. lendee The person to whom something is lent. lender One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans. Lenderman A surname. Lendian A member of a medieval Lechitic people. lending The action of, or an instance of the action of the verb to lend. Lendu A Central Sudanic language spoken by the Balendru people. lene The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis). Leneghan A surname from Irish. Lenehan A surname from Irish. Leneva A town in the City of Wodonga, north eastern Victoria, Australia. Lenexa A city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. Leney A surname. leng Synonym of peng (“attractive, excellent”). lenga A deciduous tree native to the southern Andes, taxonomic name Nothofagus pumilio. Lengacher A surname. Lengel A surname. lengenbachite A triclinic mineral containing arsenic, copper, lead, silver, and sulfur. Lenghu A town in Mangnai, Haixi prefecture, Qinghai, China. Lengilu A nearly extinct Kelabitic language. lengkuas Synonym of blue ginger (“Alpinia species”). Lengnau A municipality in Aargau canton, Switzerland. Lengrand A surname from French. Lengshuijiang A county-level city of Loudi, Hunan, China. length The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object. lengthed Of the specified length. lengthen To make longer, to extend the length of. lengthenable That may be lengthened. lengthened That has been made longer; that has been extended. lengthener A person or thing that lengthens something lengthening The process of making or growing longer. lengther Something of the specified length. lengthful long lengthily In a lengthy way, in a manner that is long and drawn out, especially in time. lengthiness The property of being lengthy, longness. lengthless Without length. lengthlessness Absence of length. lengthly misspelled form of lengthy lengthman A man responsible for the care and maintenance of a length of canal, railway, or road. lengthsome Of significant length; long; lengthy. lengthways lengthwise lengthwise In the long direction of an oblong object. lengthy Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension. lengua A Mexican dish consisting of beef tongue used to make tacos. Lengyel A surname from Hungarian. Lenham A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8952). Lenhard A surname from German. Lenhardt A surname. Lenhart A surname. Lenhoff A surname. leniate To soothe. lenience Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment. leniency The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case. lenient Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation. leniently In a lenient manner. lenientness lenience, the state of being lenient. Lenienza A barangay of Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. lenify To assuage or mitigate; to soften (fever/pain/effects etc.). Lenihan A surname. leniment Something that soothes; a sedative or comforter. Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, a Russian revolutionary and politician. Lenina A female given name. Leninesque Reminiscent of Vladimir Lenin. Leningrad Former name of Saint Petersburg: a major city in Russia, from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991. Leningrader Synonym of Leningradite. Leningradian A native or inhabitant of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg); a Leningradite. leningradite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, lead, oxygen, and vanadium. Leninian Of or relating to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, a Russian revolutionary and politician. Leninism A political ideology developed by Vladimir Lenin that proposes the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat led by a revolutionary vanguard party, as the political prelude to the establishment of communism. Leninist Of or relating to Vladimir Lenin (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин), a Russian revolutionary and politician. Leninistic Of or relating to Leninism. Leninistically In a Leninistic manner. Leninite A supporter of Lenin. Leninsk Synonym of Baikonur. leniolisib A kinase inhibitor used to treat activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta syndrome (APDS). lenis Relatively weakly articulated, hence unaspirated and possibly voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants. lenite To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition. lenitic Synonym of lentic lenition A weakening of articulation causing a consonant to become lenis (soft). lenitive Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering. lenitively In a lenitive manner. lenitiveness The quality of being lenitive. lenitude The quality or habit of being lenient; lenity. lenity leniency, mercy, forgiveness leniwe A simple Polish dumpling (a kluski) made with farmer cheese or quark. lenj A type of traditional fishing boat, typically hand-built, used in the Persian Gulf. Lenker A surname. Lennard A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Leonard. Lenne Several rivers and settlements in Germany. lennilenapeite A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, barium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc. Lenning A surname. lennoaceous Belonging to the family Lennoaceae in Boraginales. lennock weak, flimsy Lennon A surname from Irish, notably of John Lennon (1940–1980), one of the Beatles. Lennonesque Reminiscent of the English musician John Lennon (1940–1980), a member of the Beatles. Lennonian Of or relating to the English musician John Lennon (1940–1980), a member of the Beatles. Lennonish Reminiscent of the English musician John Lennon (1940–1980), a member of the Beatles. Lennonism The beliefs and attitudes of English musician John Lennon (1940–1980), a member of the Beatles; especially peace activism. Lennox A region of Scotland centred on Loch Lomond and its outlet, the River Leven. Lennoxtown A village in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6277). Lennoxville An arrondissement of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. lenns unfair Lenny A diminutive of the male given name Leonard. leno A type of weave used to make light, open cotton fabric used for window curtains. Lenobel A surname. Lenoble A surname from French. lenoblite An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium. lenocinant Lewd; lascivious; lustful. lenocinate To entice to immorality; to pander (“tempt with or cater to impropriety”). lenocinium A husband's connivance at his wife's adultery. lenograstim A synthetic hormone used to stimulate the immune system. Lenoir A surname. lenok A fish of the genus Brachymystax of salmonid fish, found from Kazakhstan to the Russian Far East and Korea, especially of the type species, Brachymystax lenok. Lenon A surname. Lenora A female given name, variant of Eleanor. Lenore A female given name, variant of Eleanor. Lenormand A type of fortune-telling card named after Marie Anne Lenormand. lenos A trough used in ancient winemaking. Lenox A town and census-designated place therein, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. lenperone A typical antipsychotic of the butyrophenone chemical class. LENR Synonym for cold fusion (nuclear fusion near room temperature). Lenroot A surname. lens An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.