L

Initialism of large (of the manufactured size).

Adjective

  1. Initialism of large (of the manufactured size).

    Coordinate Terms: XXS XS S M XL XXL

  2. Initialism of left.
  3. Initialism of low (variety of a language with limited prestige and official acceptance).
    • an L variety
  4. Bad, subpar, of inferior quality (abbreviation of loser). (Compare noun etymology 2, noun sense 1 and etymology 2, noun sense 2.)

    Antonyms: W

Origin

Abbreviation.

Character

  1. The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

Forms

l Ls L's

Noun

  1. Abbreviation of losses (statistic).

    Coordinate Terms: W T D

  2. Abbreviation of loss.
    • to take the L

    Coordinate Terms: W

    1. (Internet slang, by extension) A fail.

      Coordinate Terms: W

  3. Alternative form of el (“elevated train”).
    • PLEASE! HELP US KEEP THE "L" AND SUBWAY CLEAN - 1925 February 21, “Co-operation”, in The New Yorker (cartoon), page 2:
  4. Abbreviation of Libertarian.
  5. Initialism of left.
  6. Initialism of Latin.
  7. Initialism of large (the manufactured size or an item of that size).

    Coordinate Terms: XXS XS S M XL XLT XXL XXXL

  8. Initialism of lira.
  9. Initialism of lobby.
  10. Abbreviation of low pressure front.
  11. Initialism of ligne.
  12. Initialism of lesbian.
    • L wntd to share spacious JP apt w/veget non-smkng indep quiet L, dog, cat. - 1983 April 23, “Classified advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 14:

Forms

Ls

Related

T W OTW

Derived

OTL take the L L-1 L-complex L-xylulokinase L-antithrombin L-basing L-pop L in the chat L-head L game

Numeral

  1. The twelfth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

Forms

l Ls L's