English to English Dictionary

Lingerie

Women's underwear and nightclothes, typically light, delicate, and decorative.

Lingering

Remaining in a place longer than necessary, often due to reluctance to leave.

Lingrenyanjuan

A type of literary work or scroll that explores themes of spirituality and perception.

Lingua franca

A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.

Lingual

Relating to, near, or constituting the tongue.

Linguetta

A small or delicate version of something, often used in culinary contexts.

Linguistic

Relating to language or linguistics.

Linguistic intuition

The native speaker's subconscious knowledge and innate ability to judge whether a sentence or utterance is grammatically well-formed and acceptable in their language.

Linguistic neglect

The failure to provide adequate support, education, or resources for the development and maintenance of an individual's native or secondary language skills.

Linguistic purism

The advocacy or practice of prescriptively maintaining a language free from foreign elements, neologisms, or outside syntactic influences.

Linguistic-blindness

An insensitivity or failure to recognize linguistic nuances, structures, or the impact of language use in a given context.

Linguistic-purist

A person who advocates for the preservation of a language in what they consider to be a pure state, free from foreign influences, slang, or perceived corruptions.