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2 a : SHARE, PORTION

b : one's way of life or worldly fate : FORTUNE

3 : a plot of land

4 : a group of individuals

5 : a considerable quantity

Synonyms

[2b] circumstance, destiny, doom, fate, fortune, portion—more at FATE

[3] parcel, plat, plot, property, tract; also patch; frontage; lease; development; real estate

[4] array, batch, body, bunch, cluster, crop, group, huddle, knot, parcel, party

[5] abundance, heap, loads, much, pile, plenty, profusion, quantity, wad, wealth; also embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus; deluge, flood, overflow

Antonyms

bit, hint, little, pinch, smidgen, speck, spot, touch, trace

loth variant of LOATH

lo·tion noun : a liquid preparation for cosmetic and external medicinal use

lot·tery noun, plural -ter·ies 1 : a drawing of lots in which prizes are given to the winning names or numbers

2 : a matter determined by chance

lo·tus noun 1 : a fruit held in Greek legend to cause dreamy contentment and forgetfulness

2 : any of various water lilies represented esp. in ancient Egyptian and Hindu art

3 : any of several leguminous forage plants

loud adjective 1 : marked by intensity or volume of sound

2 : CLAMOROUS, NOISY

3 : obtrusive or offensive in color or pattern

— loud adverb

— loud·ly adverb

— loud·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] booming, clamorous, deafening, earsplitting, piercing, resounding, ringing, roaring, sonorous, stentorian, thunderous; also brazen, discordant, noisy, obstreperous, raucous, vociferous; grating, harsh, shrill, strident

Antonyms

gentle, low, soft

[3] flamboyant, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, ostentatious, swank, tawdry—more at GAUDY

loud·mouthed adjective : given to loud offensive talk

loud·speak·er noun : a device that changes electrical signals into sound

1lounge verb lounged; loung·ing : to act or move lazily or listlessly

Synonyms

bask, loll, relax, repose, rest—more at REST

dally, dawdle, dillydally, hang around, hang out, idle, loaf, loll—more at IDLE

2lounge noun 1 : a room with comfortable furniture; also : a room (as in a theater) with lounging, smoking, and toilet facilities

2 : a long couch

lour, loury variant of LOWER, LOWERY

louse noun, plural lice 1 : any of various small wingless usu. flattened insects parasitic on warm-blooded animals

2 : a plant pest (as an aphid)

3 plural lous·es : a contemptible person

Synonyms

beast, boor, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, jerk, joker, lout, skunk, slob, snake—more at JERK

lousy adjective lous·i·er; -est 1 : infested with lice

2 : miserably poor or inferior

3 : amply supplied <~ with money>

4 : totally repulsive

— lous·i·ly adverb

— lous·i·ness noun

Synonyms

[2] atrocious, awful, bad, deficient, inferior, off, poor, punk, rotten, substandard, terrible, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wanting, wretched, wrong—more at BAD

[4] contemptible, despicable, nasty, pitiful, scabby, scurvy, sorry, wretched—more at CONTEMPTIBLE

lout noun : a stupid awkward fellow

— lout·ish·ly adverb

Synonyms

clod, hulk, lubber, lug, oaf—more at OAF

lout·ish adjective : resembling or befitting a lout

Synonyms

boorish, churlish, clownish, uncouth—more at CLOWNISH

lou·ver or lou·vre noun 1 : an opening having parallel slanted slats to allow flow of air but to exclude rain or sun or to provide privacy; also : a slat in such an opening

2 : a device with movable slats for controlling the flow of air or light

lov·able adjective : having qualities that attract affection

Synonyms

adorable, darling, dear, endearing, precious, sweet, winning; also beloved, cherished, treasured; attractive, beautiful, desirable, lovely; captivating, charming, fascinating; admirable, likable, reputable, respectable; affable, agreeable, cheerful, cordial, friendly, genial, gracious, kind, pleasant; delightful, pleasing

Antonyms

abhorrent, abominable, detestable, hateful, odious,