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 likenable Able to be likened (to something else); comparable. likeness The state or quality of being like or alike. likening The act by which things are likened; a comparison. likens A surname from Dutch. liker One who likes. Likert A surname. likesome Marked by liking or likability; agreeable; pleasant; pleasing to the mind or senses likeways Likewise. likewise In a similar manner. likeworthy Worthy of being liked; likeable. Likhvinian An age from 0.3 to 0.18 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene. likin A Chinese provincial tax levied at many inland stations upon imports or articles in transit. liking A like; a predilection. likingness Quality of liking something. likins A surname from Dutch. likish alike, similar likkered liquored likkle Little. liknon A winnowing fan in Ancient Greece, involved in Dionysian rites and the Eleusinian Mysteries. Likou A town in Qimen, Huangshan, Anhui, China. Likud A leading rightist political party in Israel. Likudist Of or pertaining to the Likud political party in Israel. Likudnik A supporter of the Israeli political party Likud. likuta A former unit of currency, one hundredth of a zaïre. Likwala Bantu language of the Cuvette and Plateaux departments in the Republic of Congo. lil A book. lila The play of god’s spirit manifested in the universe; divine play, creative spiritual energy. lilac A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers. lilaceous Of a lilac colour. lilacin syringin lilacine Of a lilac color. lilacinous Of a lilac colour. lilacky Resembling lilac, especially in colour. lilacwater recycled water that is not suitable as drinking water Lilah A female given name from Hebrew. lilangeni The currency of Eswatini. lilapsophobia Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes. Lilbourne A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5676). Lilburn A city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. Lilburne A surname. Lile A surname. Lileah A locality in Circular Head Council, north western Tasmania, Australia. Lili A female given name, variant of Lily. lilia A female given name from Latin. liliaceous of the Liliaceae family, which contains the lily, and tulip, but which formerly contained a great number of plants now in other families. Lilian A female given name from Latin. Liliana A female given name from Latin, a Latinate form of Lilian, or borrowed from Italian or Spanish. Lilianna A female given name from Latin, a less common spelling of Liliana. Lilias A female given name from Latin. liliate Pertaining to Liliopsida. Lilibet A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth, variant of Lilibeth. Lilibeth A diminutive form of the female given name Elizabeth. lilied Covered with, or having many, lilies. Lilienthal A surname from German. liliform Shaped like a lily flower. liliger An animal born to a male lion and a ligress (female liger). liliid Any member of the Liliidae. lilikoi passionfruit lililancifoloside A particular steroid glycoside. lilim Synonym of lilin. Lilimasan A barangay of San Carlos, Pangasinan, Philippines. lilin A supernatural being in ancient Mesopotamian folklore, and later in Jewish folklore in which they are associated with Lilith. lilioid Any of a grade of five monocot orders (Petrosaviales, Dioscoreales, Pandanales, Liliales and Asparagales) in which most species have flowers with relatively large, coloured tepals resembling those of a lily. liliopsid a member of the class Liliopsida. Circumscription of this class will vary with the taxonomic system being used. lilipi A type of porridge prepared by boiling flour and water. lilith A type of female Mesopotamian demon, typically seen as coming to men in dreams and as endangering women during pregnancy or childbirth. Lilithian Relating to the mythological Lilith. lilium A kind of Roman pit trap set in front of defences as an extra obstacle. Liliw A municipality of Laguna, Philippines. Liljana A transliteration of the Macedonian female given name Лилјана (Liljana), equivalent to Lilian liljeborgiid Any amphipod in the family Liljeborgiidae. lill To loll. Lilla A surname from Italian. Lillard A surname. Lillaz A frazione in Quart, Aosta Valley autonomous region, Italy. Lillburnian An age from 15.1 to 12.7 million years ago, a subdivision of the Miocene. Lille The capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France. Lillebonne A commune of Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France. Liller A surname. Lilley A hamlet in Catmore parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4479). lillhammerite Synonym of pentlandite. Lillia A female given name from Latin, a less common spelling of Lilia. Lillian A female given name from Latin, of American usage; variant form Lilian (UK). Lilliana A female given name from Latin, a less common spelling of Liliana. Lilliane A female given name from Latin, a less common spelling of Lilian. lillianite A grey mineral that is a mixed sulfide of lead and bismuth Lillianna A female given name from Latin. Lillias A female given name from Latin, alternative spelling of Lilias. Lillibridge A surname. Lillico A locality in the City of Devonport, northern Tasmania, Australia. Lillicrap A surname. Lillicur A locality in the Shire of Hepburn and the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia. Lillie A female given name, a variant of Lily or a pet form of Lillian Lilliesleaf A village south-east of Selkirk, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire (OS grid ref NT5325). Lillimur A locality in the Shire of West Wimmera, western Victoria, Australia. Lillingston A surname. Lillington A hamlet and civil parish (served by Cam Vale Parish Council (Group)) in Dorset, England, previously in West Dorset district (OS grid ref ST6212). lilliput Any of various small freshwater mussels of the genus Toxolasma, found mainly in the southeastern United States. lilliputian A very small person or being. lilliputianism The quality or tendency of being very small. lilliputianize To make small or petty. Lilliputianly In a Lilliputian way, to a small or insignificant degree. Lillo A surname. Lillooet A member of an Interior Salish people located in the southern Coast Mountains and Fraser Canyon region of the Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia. lilly A Lilly Pulitzer dress. Lillyan A female given name from Latin, a less common spelling of Lilian. Lillyanna A female given name. Lillyanne A female given name from Latin, a less common spelling of Lilian. lilo An inflatable air mattress. Liloan A municipality of Cebu, Philippines. Lilongwe A city, the capital city of Malawi. lilopristone An antiprogestin. Liloy A municipality of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. lilt To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. lilting Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful. liltingly In a lilting manner. liltingness The property or characteristic of being lilting. lily Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. Lilyan A female given name from Latin, a less common spelling of Lilian. Lilyana A female given name from the Slavic languages. Lilyann A female given name from Latin, a less common spelling of Lilian. Lilyanna A female given name. Lilybeth A female given name. Lilydale A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Lilyfield A suburb of Sydney in the Inner West council area, New South Wales, Australia. lilylike Resembling or characteristic of a lily. lilypond A pond in which water lilies grow. lilyturf Any of a group of low-growing, grasslike perennials of the genera Liriope and Ophiopogon that are often used in landscaping for ground cover. Lilyvale A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. lilywort Any plant of the lily family or order. lim A surname from Korean. lima Lima bean (the plant, Phaseolus lunatus). limace A slug (mollusk). limaceous Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae) Limache A commune and city in Chile. limacid Any slug in the family Limacidae. limacide Any substance intended to kill gastropod molluscs (of the family Limacidae). limaciform slug-shaped limacine Characteristic of slugs of the subfamily Limacinae. limacinid Any member of the family Limacinidae of heterobranch snails, known as sea butterflies. limacinoid Any sea snail of the superfamily Limacinoidea limacodid Any moth the family Limacodidae. limacoid A slug of the family Limacidae. limacologist One who studies limacology. limacology The scientific study of slugs. Limaha A barangay of Butuan, Agusan del Norte, Philippines. limaille Bits of waste metal mixed with bone, dust, etc.; lemel. liman A wide estuary formed as a lagoon at the mouth of one or more rivers, where flow is constrained by a bar of sediments (created by either the current of a sea or a sediment-saturated river), especially in the Black Sea region. Limanu A village and commune of Constanța County, Romania. Limao A barangay of Samal, Davao del Norte, Philippines.