Словарь английских синонимов и синонимичных выражений. Том II. J – Z. Виктор Евгеньевич Никитин
munificence, disinterestedness, bountifulness, charity.
2. Present, gift, benefaction.
3. Catholicity, toleration, magnanimity, candor, impartiality, largeness of mind, high-mindedness.
Liberalize, v. a. Enlarge, make liberal, free from prejudice.
Liberate, v. a. Release, free, emancipate, manumit, disinthrall, ransom, discharge, deliver, set free, set at liberty, let go, let loose, let out.
Liberation, n. Deliverance, discharge, release.
Libertine, n. Rake, debauchee, voluptuary, profligate, dissolute man, man of pleasure.
Libertine, a. Licentious, dissolute, of lax morals.
Libertinism, n. Licentiousness, dissoluteness, debauchery.
Liberty, n. 1. Freedom (after previous restraint), liberation from restraint, independence.
2. Privilege, immunity, franchise.
3. Leave, permission, license.
Liberties, n. pl. 1. Limits (of a prison, &c.).
2. Unwarrantable freedom.
Libidinous, a. Lascivious, lustful, carnal, lecherous, lickerish, lewd, prurient, salacious, concupiscent, wanton, loose, unchaste, incontinent.
Librate, v. a. Balance, poise, hold in equipoise.
Libratory, a. Balancing.
License, n. 1. Permission, privilege, leave, right.
2. Permit, warrant.
3. Laxity, excessive liberty, exorbitant freedom.
License, v. a. Permit, allow, grant authority to, give a permit or warrant to.
Licentious, a. Dissolute, debauched, profligate, rakish, libertine, loose, lax, lewd.
Lick, v. a. 1. Pass the tongue over.
2. Lap, take up with the tongue.
3. [Low.] Beat, flog, thrash, lamm.
Lick, n. 1. Taste.
2. [Low.] Blow, slap.
3. Salt-lick.
Lickerish, a. 1. Hankering (to lick or taste), craving, longing.
2. Lecherous, libidinous.
3. Dainty, nice, fastidious.
Licking, n. 1. Lapping.
2. [Low.] Whipping, beating, flogging, thrashing, castigation.
Lickspittle, n. Abject parasite, mean flatterer.
Lid, n. 1. Cover, covercle.
2. Eyelid.
Lie, n. Fib, intentional untruth, criminal falsehood, suggestio falsi (suggestion of what is false), suppressio veri (suppression of what is true).
Lie, v. n. 1. Falsify, fib, tell a lie.
2. Recline, lie, couch, lie down, be prostrate, be recumbent.
3. Be placed, be laid.
4. Be, rest, remain.
5. Be situated, be located.
6. Consist.
7. (Law.) Be sustainable.
Lie at one's door, Be chargeable to.
Lie by, 1. Remain near.
2. Rest, intermit labor.
Lie in, Be confined, be in child-bed.
Lie in one's throat, Lie outrageously.
Lie on, Be incumbent on, belong to, lie with.
Lie over, 1. Be deferred, be postponed.
2. Remain unpaid (said of a note).
Lie to, (Naut.) Stop, check headway.
Lie under, Be subject to.
Lie upon, Lie on.
Lie with, 1. Lodge with, sleep with.
2. Belong to, be incumbent on, lie on.
Lief, ad. Willingly, gladly, freely.
Liege, a. Bound by feudal tenure (to service, as a vassal or to protection, as a lord).
Liege, n. Superior, sovereign, liege lord.
Lien, n. Legal claim.
Lieu, n. [Fr.] Place, room, stead.
Life, n. 1. Vitality, the vital spark, the breath of life, the breath of one's nostrils.
2. Time from birth to death.
3. Animated existence.
4. Mode or course of living.
5. Conduct, deportment, behavior.
6. Animation, vigor, spirit, vivacity, briskness, sprightliness, activity.
7. Biography, memoir.
8. Real person, living form.
9. Society, social manners, human affairs, course of things.
Lifeless, a. 1. Dead, defunct, extinct, inanimate.
2. Torpid, sluggish, inert, dull, tame, spiritless, passive.
Lift, v. a. Raise, elevate, lift up.
Lift, n. 1. Lifting, raising.
2. [Colloquial.] Aid, assistance, help.
3. Rise (as of a lock in canals), degree of elevation.
Lift-lock, n. Lock (of a canal).
Ligament, n. Band, ligature.
Ligature, n. Band, bandage, ligament, tie.
Light, n. 1. Medium of vision.
2. Diffusion of luminous rays.
3. Daybreak, sunrise, dawn, daylight.
4. Candle, lamp, taper, light-house, &c.
5. Instruction, knowledge, comprehension, insight.
7. Illustration, explanation, elucidation.
8. Window, pane of glass, &c.
9. Public notice.
10. Aspect, point of view.
Light, a. 1. Buoyant, of little weight, not heavy, not dense.
2. Easy to be borne, not burdensome.
3. Easy to be done, not difficult.
4. Porous, spongy, not clammy (said of bread).
5. Loose, sandy (said of soil).
6. Unincumbered, unburdened, free from impediments, not heavily laden.
7. Slight, trifling, small, inconsiderable, moderate.
8. Gossamery, flimsy, unsubstantial.
9. Frivolous, fickle, unsteady, volatile, unsettled.
10. Gay, airy, buoyant, light-hearted.
11. Bright, clear, not dark.
12. Whitish, of a whitish shade.
Light, v. a. 1. Kindle, inflame, ignite, set fire to, set on fire, apply the match to.
2. Give light to, guide by light.
3. Illuminate, lighten, illume, irradiate.
Light on, 1. Happen upon, fall upon by chance, happen to find, light upon.
2. Alight on.
Lighten, v. n. 1. Flash [said of lightning].
2. [Colloquial.] Grow lighter, clear off.
Lighten, v. a. 1. Illuminate, irradiate, illume, light.
2. Ease, make lighter, make easier.
Light-fingered, a. Thievish.
Light-hearted, a. Gladsome, cheerful, joyful, joyous.
Light-horse, n. Light-armed cavalry.
Light-house, n. Pharos.
Lightning-rod, n. Paratonnerre.
Lights,