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  • English Word Londoner Definition A native or inhabitant of London.
  • English Word Londonism Definition A characteristic of Londoners; a mode of speaking peculiar to London.
  • English Word Londonize Definition To impart to (one) a manner or character like that which distinguishes Londoners.
  • English Word Londonize Definition To imitate the manner of the people of London.
  • English Word Lone Definition A lane. See Loanin.
  • English Word Lone Definition Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler or watcher.
  • English Word Lone Definition Single; unmarried, or in widowhood.
  • English Word Lone Definition Being apart from other things of the kind; being by itself; also, apart from human dwellings and resort; as, a lone house.
  • English Word Lone Definition Unfrequented by human beings; solitary.
  • English Word Loneliness Definition The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.
  • English Word Loneliness Definition The state of being unfrequented by human beings; as, the loneliness of a road.
  • English Word Loneliness Definition Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.
  • English Word Loneliness Definition A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.
  • English Word Lonely Definition Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell.
  • English Word Lonely Definition Alone, or in want of company; forsaken.
  • English Word Lonely Definition Not frequented by human beings; as, a lonely wood.
  • English Word Lonely Definition Having a feeling of depression or sadness resulting from the consciousness of being alone; lonesome.
  • English Word Loneness Definition Solitude; seclusion.
  • English Word Lonesome Definition Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings; solitary.
  • English Word Lonesome Definition Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to feel lonesome.
  • English Word Long Definition Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.
  • English Word Long Definition Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.
  • English Word Long Definition Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.
  • English Word Long Definition Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
  • English Word Long Definition Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.
  • English Word Long Definition Far-reaching; extensive.
  • English Word Long Definition Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.
  • English Word Long Definition A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
  • English Word Long Definition A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
  • English Word Long Definition The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.