levity.noun,.plural.levities
the state
or quality of being light (visting
friends on the Costa
de sol in Spain, we had many levities); buoyancy;
excessive or unseemly frivolity;
lack of steadiness; changeableness
letter.noun,.plural.letters
literal meaning (had to
adhere
to the letter of the law); if you say that someone carries out instructions
to the letter, you mean that they do exactly
what they are asked to do; paying great attention to every detail
(she obeyed his instructions to the letter); the strict
or exacting.sense
or significance
(the letter of the law)
in the letter.or.of
the letter.or.to
the letter.idiom
to the last detail; exactly
(followed instructions to the letter); in the literal, the physical, in
the flesh and not the spiritual.significance
of something:.2Corinthians
3:6 "...not of the letter, but of the spirit..." Romans
2:29
letter.noun,.plural.letters
a written symbol or character representing a speech
sound and being a component
of an alphabet; written or printed communication directed to a person or
an organization
letterer.noun,.plural.letterers
letter, lettered,
lettering,
letters.verbs
transitive
verb sense or use.to write letters
on; to write in letters
intransitive
verb sense or use.to write or form
letters; to earn a school letter, as for outstanding athletic achievement
(she lettered in three collegiate sports)
literal.adjective
the literal sense of a word or phrase is its most
basic sense; literal means the outward rite;
a literal translation is one in which you translate each word of the original
work rather than giving the meaning of each expression or sentence using
words that sound natural (a literal translation of the name 'Tapies' is
'walls'); the literal meaning of a word or expression is its basic or original
meaning (a trade war is not a war in the literal sense); according with
the letter of the scriptures (examples
from ancient Emmanuel's and David's life of how the spiritual supersedes
the physical meaning of the letter of the law); adhering
to fact or to the ordinary construction or primary
meaning of a term or expression; actual;
if you describe something as the literal truth or a literal fact, you are
emphasizing
that it is true; characterized
by a concern mainly with facts (a very literal man); exact,
verbatim-({word
for word} a literal translation); according with the letter of the scriptures;
adhering to fact or to the ordinary construction or primary meaning of
a term or expression; actual; free from exaggeration
or embellishment
(the literal truth)
literality.noun,.plural.literalities
literalness.noun.(words
ending in 'ess'
are usually without pluralization - adding an 'es'
making '...esses'
is clumsy)
literally.adjective
exactly as is being said (the views are literally
breath-taking); you use the word 'literally' to emphasize
that what you are saying is true, even though it seems exaggerated
or surprising (putting on an opera is a tremendous enterprise involving
literally hundreds of people); in a literal manner; word for word (translated
the Greek passage literally, don't take my remarks literally; really; actually
(there are people in the world who literally do not know how to boil water);
used as an intensive before
a figurative expression
literatim.adverb
letter for letter (a word transcribed literatim)
linear.adjective
of or resembling
a straight
line; of a line or lines; extended in a line; one stage or thing at a time,
like Sunday to Saturday, like birth to retirement;
serially;
a linear process or development is one in which something changes or progresses
straight from one stage
to another and has a starting point and an ending point, such as lives
of people or lines of people lined up to purchase tickets for some event;
linear is true on this Earth, but not so overall, such as in the multiverse,
which we are all in but don't know it to be so; linear is involving a series
of connected events, ideas etc, that move or progress from one stage to
the next (linear thinking); quantum
processes are another thing entirely
linearly.adverb
lineal.adjective
linear; belonging to or being
in the direct line of descent
from an ancestor;
derived
from or relating
to a particular
line of descent; hereditary
lineally.adverb
logic.noun,.plural.logics
a set of perceptual
operations, therefor logic has
a time structure, different than intuition
where quantum
consciousness doesn't happen on the lower consciousness 3rd dimension.
One has to be raised in consciousness (how?);logic
is the science of correct reasoning;
logic is necessary connection or outcome as through the working of cause
and effect;
four kinds of reasoning:.analogy,
deduction,
experience, induction; compare
illogical;
logic is a method
of reasoning that involves
a series
of statements, each of method must be true
if the statement
before it is true; the logic of a conclusion or an argument
is its quality of being correct and reasonable (I don't follow the logic
of your argument); see also propositional
logic, also called sentential
connective or sentential function and see predicate
logic
Comprised
from an article by Jon Rappoport.
Jon was a candidate for a US
Congressional seat in the 29th District
of California. He maintains a consulting practice for private clients,
the purpose of which is the expansion of personal creative power. Nominated
for a Pulitzer Prize, he has worked as an investigative reporter for 30
years, writing articles on politics, medicine and health for CBS Healthwatch,
LA
Weekly, Spin Magazine, Stern and other newspapers and
magazines in the U.S.A. and Europe.
Jon has delivered lectures and seminars
on global politics, health, logic and creative power to audiences around
the world. You can find his articles and pic at his site linked from here
NoMoreFakeNews.com
Here are two of them; one below on
logic and this one on logic and AIDS.
"Logic is the
capacity
to reason, to think lucidly, to
separate what is sensible from
what isn't. Logic enables one to
discover
deception and
avoid.being.influenced
by it. Logic provides keys to effective.functioning
in society, to remain free and
independent from the shifting opinions negatively
affecting so many. With logic one is choosing reason over vacuous.mindlessness.
Jon
Rappoport on lack of logic and how it weaponizes education.
"In
order to.cut
a swath through the darkness of confusion,
logic is necessary.
"Logic is educational
when the intellect gets challenged. Debate,
science and law all flow from logic. Education can create ignorance when
logic is left off with.
"Logic is key
by which true political discourse,
science and law were originally developed. Logic and reasoning involves
the capacity to think and analyze.ideas.
Serious discourse depends on the use of reason. Reason operates with logic.
"Logic is the
connective tissue which binds together the progression of ideas in rational
argument. Independence is
engendered
by the study of logic, a study which increases one's power of mind.
"The classroom,
at best, has taken on the appearance of a fact-memorization factory and
we should express grave.doubts
about the relevance and truth
of information presented as
facts
for student acceptance without
support
by rigorous.analysis
and severe questioning.
"A society
filled with people who float in the drift of non-logic is a society that
declines.
"Students of
logic are in it to discover the
architecture
of reasoning. The low level of overall literacy
in our schools is being matched by students unable to effectively work
with rational thought."
logical.adjective
of, relating to, in accordance with or of the
nature of logic; based on earlier
or otherwise known statements, events or conditions; reasonable (rain was
a logical expectation, given the time of year); reasoning or capable of
reasoning in a clear and consistent manner
logicality or logicalness.noun
logically.adverb
logical
reasoning also known as logical relation
is a relation between propositions
logistic.also.logistical.adjective
of.or.relating.to.symbolic.logic;
reckoning;
reason
logistically.adverb
logistician.noun,.plural.logisticians
logistics.plural.noun
if you refer to the logistics
of doing something.complicated
that involves a lot of people or equipment, you are referring to the skillful
organization of it so that it can be done successfully and efficiently;
logistics deals with the procurement,
distribution,
maintenance
and replacement of materiel and
personnel;
the management of the details
of an operation, such
as calculations necessary for a plan's construction, implementation
and completion; logistics is the practical
arrangements that are needed in order to make a plan that involves a lot
of people and equipment successful; logistics is the handling of the details
of an operation such as the support systems necessary to complete tasks
needing to be handled involving people and supplies (the logistics involved
to make sure there is always enough supplies on the shelves for you at
the grocery stores; organizing famine relief presents huge logistical considerations);
from the Greek 'logistike' meaning 'art of calculating' and from the word
'logos' meaning 'reasoning', that is, reasoning out the how's and the ways'
to get something done properly
logo.noun,.plural.logos
a name, symbol
or trademark designed for easy and definite.recognition;
the logo of a company or organization is the special design or way of writing
its name that it puts on all its products, notepaper or advertisements;
short for logogram and logotype; in the Bible the Logos is the Word
(John 1:1-3); Logos is Greek for
Word
lament,
lamented,
lamenting,
laments.verbs
intransitive verb sense or use.to
mourn;
wail
(the mournful wail of coyotes at night); to express sorrow or
regret
(a prisoner sorry for what he or she had done); a song or poem
expressing deep grief or mourning; deplore
transitive verb sense or use.to
express sorrow,
grief,
mourning or regret
for (the young boy has been quiet lately, still lamenting the death of
the beloved family dog; the individual lamented the thoughtless acts he
committed)
as a noun-a
crying out in grief;
wailing;
dirge,
a feeling or an expression of grief; a lamentation
lamentable.adjective
inspiring or deserving of lament
or regret;
deplorable.or
pitiable; pathetic
lamentably.adverb
lamentation.noun,.plural.lamentations
the act of lamenting (the Book
of Lamentations in the Bible)
lamenter.noun,.plural.lamenters
synonym.deplore
ludicrous.adjective
amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity,
incongruity,
exaggeration
or eccentricity;
meriting.derisive
laughter or scorn as absurdly.inept,
false, foolish and idiotic
ludicrously.adverb
ludicrousness.noun
synonym.laughable
laconic.adjective
using or involving the use of a minimum of words;
concise
to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
laconically.adverb
languish,
languishes, languished,
languishing.intransitive verbs
to lose vigor
or vitality,
becoming weak; to live under unfavorable or dispiriting.conditions;
if someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain and suffer in
an unpleasant situation; to become slack
or dull; languid; to suffer with longing;
pine
languishing.adjective
becoming weak; drooping
languisher.noun,.plural.languishers
languishingly.adverb.
languishment.noun
the state
of being weak; a languishing look, expression
or feeling
languid.adjective
lacking.energy
or vitality; weak (a languid wave of the hand); showing little or no spirit
or animation;
listless
(being in a languid mood, he had no enthusiasm
for anything); lacking vigor or force; slow (languid breezes)
languidly.adverb
languidness.noun
liable.adjective
legally obligated;
responsible (liable for military service); at risk of or subject to experiencing
or suffering something unpleasant (liable to charges, lliable to illness);
often used with reference to an unfavorable outcome
liability.noun,.plural.liabilities
the state
of being liable; something for which one is liable;
an obligation,
a responsibility
or a debt; the financial obligations entered in the balance sheet of a
business enterprise; something that holds one back; a handicap
libel.noun
a written statement
of false and malicious information
by means of any letter, sign, picture, etc. tending
to injure a person's reputation
libelous.also.libellous.adjective
involving or constituting
a libel; defamatory; compare
slander
libelously.adverb
latent.adjective
lying hidden and undeveloped within a person or
thing; present or potential but
not evident or active (latent talent); latent applies to that which exists
but is as yet concealed or unrevealed (he possessed hidden talent and needed
the right opportunity to bring it into use); in a dormant
or hidden stage; present in the unconscious mind but not consciously expressed
(latent potential for greatness unrealized as yet to conscious attention)
latency.noun,.plural.latencies
the state or quality of being latent
latently.adverb
limbo.noun
an indeterminate.state
between two others; the abode of
souls not yet moved into the invisible dimension; a region or condition
of oblivion
or neglect
(management kept her promotion in limbo for months); an intermediate
place or state
lair.noun,.plural.lairs
a bed or resting place, especially of a wild animal
(a lion's lair)
laud, lauded,
lauding,
lauds.transitive
verbs
to give praise
to; to glorify;
in a commendable,
praiseworthy manner
laudable, laudative,
laudatory.adjectives
laudably.adverb
laud.noun,.plural.lauds
laudability.noun,.plural.laudabilities
lauder.noun,.plural.lauders
leach, leached,
leaching,
leaches.transitive
verbs
to cause a liquid to filter down through some
material
transitive verb use.to
remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating
liquid; to empty; drain (a society slowly leaching joy from itself)
intransitive verb use.to
be dissolved or passed out by a percolating liquid
leach.noun
the act or process of leaching; the substance
through which a liquid is leached
leachable.adjective
leachability.noun,.plural.leachabilities
leacher.noun,.plural.leachers
lieu.noun
place; stead
in lieu of.idiom
in place of; instead of
lieutenant governor.(*)
in Canada, appointed by the Governor General to
represent in this case, Britain, regarding the necessity of provincial
legislation having to carry his signature in order to become law; ensuring
no legislation is passed without Britain's oversight
lopsided.adjective
heavier, larger or higher on one side than on
the other; sagging or leaning to one side
lopsidedly.adverb
lopsidedness.noun
lipoid.noun,.plural.lipoids
resembling fat
lysogenic.adjective
a term describing the cell of a bacterium
that has been infected by a bacteriophage.(*)
lysosomes.noun
any small organelles;
bags of enzymes which recycle
old
proteins; a lysosome is
a membrane bound sac within the
cytoplasm
of animal cells that contains enzymes
responsible for the digestion of food, the dissolution
of foreign particles entering the cell (bacteria)
and, upon the cell's death, the breakdown of the cell's structure; lysosomes
are the cell's garbage disposal unit; long with lysosomes, peroxisomes
also are a digestive
vescile
and both contain enzymes that degrade macro (large) molecules
laughingstock.noun,.plural.laughingstocks
an object of jokes or ridicule
(you'll be the laughingstock of the whole school in that silly.outfit)
laugh, laughed,laughing,
laughs.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
express certain emotions, especially mirth,
delight
or derision,
by a series of spontaneous,
usually unarticulated sounds
often accompanied
by corresponding
facial and bodily movements; to show or feel amusement
or good humor
(laughed to herself at the memory; an experience we would laugh about later
on)
transitive verb use.to
affect
or influence
by laughter (laugher in his presentation was appreciated
by the audience)
laugh.noun,.plural.laughs
the act
of laughing; the sound of laughing; laughter
laugh it off or laugh
it away.phrasal
verb
to dismiss
as ridiculously
or laughably trivial
(laughed off any suggestion that her work would be over after retiring)
laugher.noun,.plural.laughers
laughingly.adverb
laughter.noun,.plural.laughters
the act of laughing (could still hear the laughters
after the party goers left); the sound produced by laughing
laughable.adjective
causing or deserving laughter or derision
laughableness.noun
laughably.adverb
it was laughably the funniest costume at the party
laughed
to scorn.idiom
ludicrous;
to make fun of someone in order to separate from him
legislate,
legislated,
legislating,
legislates.verbs
intransitive sense or use.to
create or pass laws
transitive sense or use.to
create or bring about by or as if by legislation
legislation.noun,.plural.legislations
the act or process of legislating;
lawmaking; a proposed or enacted law or group of laws
legislature.noun,.plural.legislatures
an officially elected or otherwise selected body
of people vested with the responsibility and power to make laws for a political
unit, such as a state or nation
legislative.adjective
of or relating to the enactment of laws; resulting
from or decided by legislation; having the power
to create laws; intended to legislate; of or relating
to a legislature
legislative.noun
the legislative body of a government; a legislature
legislatively.adverb
leery, leerier,
leeriest.adjectives
suspicious or distrustful; wary.(was
leery of aggressive salespeople)
leerily.adverb
leeriness.noun
lethargy.noun,.plural.lethargies
a state
of sluggishness, inactivity and apathy;
a state of unconsciousness resembling deep sleep; listless;
a sopor
lethargic.adjective
of, causing or characterized
by lethargy
lethargically.adverb
level.noun,.plural.levels
relative
position or rank on a scale
(the local level of government; studying at the graduate level); a relative
degree, as of achievement, intensity or concentration (an unsafe level
of toxicity; a high level of intelligence); a natural or proper position,
place or stage (I finally found my own level in life thanks to following
my passion for serving); position along a vertical axis;
height or depth (a platform at knee level); a horizontal line or plane
at right angles to the plumb; position
or height of such a line or plane; a flat, horizontal surface; a land area
of uniform elevation; an instrument
for ascertaining whether
a surface is horizontal, vertical or at a 45° angle, consisting essentially
of an encased, liquid-filled tube containing an air bubble that moves to
a center window when the instrument is set on an even plane, also called
spirit level; such a device combined with a telescope and used in surveying;
a computation of the difference in elevation between two points by using
such a device
level.adjective
having a flat, smooth surface; being on a horizontal
plane; being at the same height or position as another; even; being at
the same degree of rank, standing or advantage as another; equal; exhibiting
no abrupt variations; steady (spoke in a level tone); sensible (keeps a
level head in an emergency); filled evenly to the top (a level tablespoon
according to the recipe)
level, leveled,
leveling,
levels.verbs.(these
also have been spelt with two l's
together, which some people might still use, levelled,
levelling)
transitive sense or use.to
make horizontal, flat or even (leveled the driveway with a roller; leveled
off the hedges with the clippers); to tear down; raze;
to aim along a horizontal plane (leveled the gun at the target); to direct
emphatically or forcefully toward someone (leveled charges of dishonesty
at the government)
intransitive verb sense or use.to
bring persons or things to an equal level; equalize; to aim a gun horizontally;
to be frank and open (advised the
corporate head to level with the those working in the corporation)
level.adverb
along a flat or even line or plane
levelheaded.adjective
characteristically.self-composed
and sensible
levelheadedness.noun
level off.phrasal
verb.to move toward stability
or consistency (prices leveled
off); to maneuver an aircraft
into a flight attitude that is parallel
to the surface of the Earth after gaining or losing altitude
one's level best.idiom
the best one can do in an earnest
attempt (I did my level best in math class)
on the level.idiom
without deception;
honest
levelly.adverb
levelness.noun