Reference  |  Soule's Synonymes  |  L  |  Lowing to Lyssa

L — Lowing to Lyssa (Part 8 of 9)

Lustrum, n.

    1. Lustration, purification, ceremonial cleansing.
    2. Lustre, five years.

Lustwort, n. (Bot.) Sundew (Drosera).

Lusty, a.

    1. Stout, vigorous, robust, healthful, lively, strong, sturdy.
    2. Bulky, large, corpulent, fat, burly, stout.

Lusus naturæ. [L.] Freak of nature, monster.

Luthern, n. Dormer, dormer-window, lucarne.

Lutose, a. Muddy, turbid.

Luxate, v. a. Dislocate, disjoint, displace, put out of joint.

Luxation, n. Displacement (of a joint), dislocation, disjointing.

Luxuriance, Luxuriancy, n. Exuberance, superabundance, profusion, rank growth.

Luxuriant, a. Exuberant, profuse, superabundant, plentiful, plenteous.

Luxuriate, v. n.

    1. Flourish, grow luxuriantly.
    2. Revel, wanton, live luxuriously, live in clover.
    3. Delight, indulge to excess, revel.

Luxurious, a. Voluptuous, epicurean, effeminate, sensual, intemperate, self-indulgent.

Luxuriously, ad. Voluptuously, in luxury, in clover, on velvet, on a bed of roses, in the lap of luxury.

Luxury, n.

    1. Voluptuousness, luxuriousness, sensuality, epicurism, effeminacy, sensuality, animalism.
    2. Pleasure, gratification, enjoyment, delight.
    3. Dainty, treat, delicacy