| litany |
a formal prayer that alternates between lines spoken by a leader and a response repeated by a congregation. [2 definitions] |
| litchi |
an oval fruit that has a hard, thin shell, a single seed, and mildly sweet jellylike flesh; litchi nut. [2 definitions] |
| -lite |
stone, mineral, or fossil. |
| liter |
the basic unit of capacity of the metric system, equal to one cubic decimeter or 1.056 liquid quarts or 0.908 dry quart. (abbr.: l) |
| literacy |
the state of being literate, esp. of having the ability to read or write. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. [5 definitions] |
| literalism |
adherence to the exact meaning, or the literal sense, of a given text. |
| literalize |
to interpret literally. |
| literally |
in strict accordance with the primary meaning of individual words and generally without regard to phrases as units of meaning. [2 definitions] |
| literary |
of or relating to literature or those who create or read literature. [2 definitions] |
| literate |
able to read and write. [6 definitions] |
| literati |
those who are accomplished in scholarly or literary fields; intelligentsia. |
| literatim |
letter for letter; literally. |
| literature |
writings such as dramas, poems, novels, essays, and stories, esp. those that have lasting artistic value. [3 definitions] |
| -lith |
stone; rock. [2 definitions] |
| litharge |
a yellow lead oxide used largely in the manufacture of storage batteries, paints, glass, and enamels. |
| lithe |
characterized by light, graceful, flexible movements. [2 definitions] |
| lithesome |
characterized by light, graceful, seemingly effortless movements; lithe; lissome. |
| lithia |
lithium oxide. |
| -lithic |
of or pertaining to a particular period of the Stone Age. |
| lithium |
an extremely reactive chemical element of the alkali metal group that has three protons in each nucleus, occurs naturally only in compounds such as salts, and can be isolated in pure form as a light soft solid. (symbol: Li) [2 definitions] |