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6list noun : a leaning to one side : TILT

7list noun : a band or strip of material

lis·ten verb 1 : to pay attention in order to hear

2 : give consideration : HEED

— lis·ten·er noun

Synonyms

[1] attend, hark, hear, heed, mind

Antonyms

ignore, tune out

[2] follow, heed, mind, note, observe, regard, watch—more at HEED

lis·ten·er·ship noun : the audience for a radio program or recording

list·ing noun 1 : an act or instance of making or including in a list

2 : something that is listed

3 : a simple series of words or numerals (as the names of persons or objects)

Synonyms

catalog, checklist, list, menu, register, registry, roll, roster, schedule, table—more at LIST

list·less adjective : characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit : SPIRITLESS, LANGUID

— list·less·ly adverb

Synonyms

enervated, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, limp, spiritless; also indolent, lazy, slothful; lethargic, logy, sleepy, sluggish, torpid; exhausted, tired, weary; feeble, frail, weak; apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid; careless, heedless, thoughtless, unwary; inactive, inert

Antonyms

ambitious, animated, energetic, enterprising, motivated

list·less·ness noun : the quality or state of being listless

Synonyms

boredom, doldrums, ennui, restlessness, tedium, tiredness, weariness—more at BOREDOM

list price noun : the price of an item as published in a catalog, price list, or advertisement before being discounted

lists noun plural : an arena for combat (as jousting)

1lit past and past participle of LIGHT

2lit abbreviation 1 liter

2 literal; literally

3 literary

4 literature

lit·a·ny noun, plural -nies [ORIGIN: ME letanie, fr. AF & LL; AF, fr. LL litania, fr. LGk litaneia, fr. Gk, entreaty, fr. litanos suppliant]

1 : a prayer consisting of a series of supplications and responses said alternately by a leader and a group

2 : a lengthy recitation

li·tchi variant of LYCHEE

lite adjective 1 : 4LIGHT 10

2 lacking in substance or seriousness

li·ter noun : the basic metric unit of volume measure

lit·er·al adjective 1 : adhering to fact or to the ordinary or usual meaning (as of a word)

2 : UNADORNED; also : PROSAIC

3 : VERBATIM

Synonyms

documentary, factual, hard, historical, matter-of-fact, nonfictional, objective, true—more at FACTUAL

lit·er·al·ism noun 1 : adherence to the explicit substance (as of an idea)

2 : fidelity to observable fact

— lit·er·al·ist noun

— lit·er·al·is·tic adjective

lit·er·al·ly adverb 1 : ACTUALLY

2 : VIRTUALLY <~ poured out new ideas>

lit·er·ary adjective 1 a : of or relating to literature

b : having a formal style characteristic of the language of literature

2 : WELL-READ

Synonyms

bookish, erudite, learned—more at BOOKISH

lit·er·ate adjective 1 : having an education : EDUCATED; also : able to read and write

2 : LITERARY; also : POLISHED, LUCID

— lit·er·a·cy noun

— literate noun

Synonyms

educated, erudite, knowledgeable, learned, scholarly, well-read—more at EDUCATED

li·te·ra·ti noun plural 1 : the educated class

2 : persons interested in literature or the arts

lit·er·a·ture noun 1 : the production of written works having excellence of form or expression and dealing with ideas of permanent interest

2 : the written works produced in a particular language, country, or age

lithe adjective 1 : easily bent or flexed : SUPPLE

2 a : characterized by effortless grace

b : athletically slim

Synonyms

[1] flexible, limber, lissome, pliable, supple, willowy—more at WILLOWY

[2a] agile, graceful, light, lissome, nimble, spry—more at GRACEFUL

lithe·some adjective : quick and light in motion : LISSOME

lith·i·um noun : a light silver-white metallic chemical element

li·thog·ra·phy noun : the process of printing from a plane surface (as a smooth stone or metal plate) on which the image to be printed is ink-receptive and the blank area ink-repellent

— lith·o·graph verb

— lithograph noun