All English words - page 1968

Meanings of Leggy:

adjective

Having attractively long legs (typically used of a woman).

Usage examples:

A leggy redhead

Meanings of Leghorns:

noun

Fine plaited straw.

Usage examples:

A cluster of women, about six, in their white dresses and wide-brim leghorn hats, were on the lawn …

Meanings of Legibility:

noun

The quality of being clear enough to read.

Usage examples:

We've increased the type size for greater legibility

Meanings of Legion:

noun

A division of 3,000–6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient roman army.

Usage examples:

The most important fighting unit of the roman army was the legion commanded by a legatus.

adjective

Great in number.

Usage examples:

Her fans are legion

Meanings of Legionary:

noun

A soldier in a roman legion.

Usage examples:

The legionaries would build a temporary camp at the end of each day

adjective

Of an ancient roman legion.

Usage examples:

The legionary fortress of isca

Meanings of Legioner:

noun

A soldier of a legion; a legionnaire.

Meanings of Legionnaires:

noun

A member of a legion, in particular an ancient roman legion or the french foreign legion.

Usage examples:

It is kind of a risky thing to write a pop song about a legionnaire stuck in a desert.

Meanings of Legions:

noun

A division of 3,000–6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient roman army.

Usage examples:

The most important fighting unit of the roman army was the legion commanded by a legatus.

adjective

Great in number.

Usage examples:

Her fans are legion

Meanings of Legislate:

verb

Make or enact laws.

Usage examples:

They legislated against discrimination in the workplace

Meanings of Legislated:

verb

Make or enact laws.

Usage examples:

They legislated against discrimination in the workplace

Meanings of Legislates:

verb

Make or enact laws.

Usage examples:

They legislated against discrimination in the workplace

Meanings of Legislation:

noun

Laws, considered collectively.

Usage examples:

Housing legislation

Meanings of Legislational:

adjective

Relating to legislation.

Meanings of Legislative:

adjective

Having the power to make laws.

Usage examples:

The country's supreme legislative body

Meanings of Legislatorial:

adjective

Of or related to a legislator or legislation.

Meanings of Legislators:

noun

A person who makes laws; a member of a legislative body.

Usage examples:

Statutes went unread by the legislators who passed them

Meanings of Legislatorship:

noun

The position of legislator.

Meanings of Legislatress:

noun

A female legislator.

Meanings of Legislature:

noun

The legislative body of a country or state.

Usage examples:

The nevada state legislature passed a law to prohibit dumping of nuclear waste

Meanings of Legists:

noun

A person knowledgeable in the law; a student of law.

adjective

Of or relating to a legist.

Meanings of Legitimacy:

noun

Conformity to the law or to rules.

Usage examples:

He has undermined the legitimacy of the criminal justice system

Meanings of Legitimate:

adjective

Conforming to the law or to rules.

Usage examples:

His claims to legitimate authority

verb

Make lawful or justify.

Usage examples:

The regime was not legitimated by popular support

Meanings of Legitimated:

verb

Make lawful or justify.

Usage examples:

The regime was not legitimated by popular support

adjective

Conforming to the law or to rules.

Usage examples:

His claims to legitimate authority

Meanings of Legitimately:

adverb

In a way that conforms to the law or to rules.

Usage examples:

They can prove that the funds were acquired legitimately

Meanings of Legitimateness:

noun

The quality or condition of being legitimate; legitimacy.