English to English Dictionary

Labor reform

Changes made to laws, regulations, and policies governing employment, workplace safety, wages, and workers' rights.

Labour reform

Changes or alterations made to employment laws and workplace regulations to improve working conditions, workers' rights, and economic fairness.

Lace-curtain

Denoting or characteristic of a middle-class or socially aspiring group, especially of Irish descent.

Laceration

A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh.

Lackluster

Lacking brilliance, vitality, or effort; disappointing or mediocre.

Laissez-Faire

An economic theory that advocates for minimal government intervention in the affairs of business and the economy.

Lambada

A fast, sensual Brazilian dance style characterized by close body contact and rapid hip movements.

Landlordship

The state or condition of being a landlord; the authority or control over property or land.

Landowning

Owning land, especially a large estate or agricultural property.

Language-purist

A person who prescribes and advocates for the preservation of a language's traditional forms, grammar, and vocabulary while strictly discouraging foreign loanwords, slang, or neologisms.

Lassitude

A state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.

Lawlessness

The state of being without laws or of ignoring the laws; uncontrolled political or social disorder.