lineament (en)

(noun) an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face / (noun) a linear topographic feature (as of the earth) that reveals a characteristic (as a fault or the subsurface structure) / (noun) a distinguishing or characteristic feature

linguistic recursion (en)

the capacity to embed sentences in other sentences; some linguists (e.g., Chomsky) see this as fundamental to language

lintel (en)

(noun) a horizontal architectural member spanning and usually carrying the load above an opening

liquefaction (en)

(noun) the process of making or becoming liquid / (noun) the state of being liquid / (noun) conversion of soil into a fluidlike mass during an earthquake or other seismic event

liquescent (en)

(adjective) being or tending to become liquid; melting

liquidationism (en)

defined as "the pursuit of austerity measures in order to destroy inefficient firms, industries, investors, and workers" by Michael Mann

liquidity preference (en)

propensity to hold assets in liquid form (defined by Keynes in The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money)

Lisbon Treaty (en)

amends the Maastrict Treaty; intended to make EU governance more democratic and transparent

lisle (en)

a kind of lacy fabric

lissome (en)

(adjective) easily flexed / (adjective) lithe / (adjective) nimble

listed (en)

(verb) to tilt to one side

litote (en)

understatement (feminine)

littoral (en)

(adjective) of, relating to, or situated or growing on or near a shore especially of the sea / (noun) a coastal region / (noun) the shore zone between high tide and low tide points

liturgy (en)

(noun) a eucharistic rite / (noun) a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship / (noun) a customary repertoire of ideas, phrases, or observances / (noun) the eucharistic rite of Eastern churches

localism (en)

a range of political philosophies which prioritize the local (production and consumption of goods, government, history, culture, etc)

locution (en)

(noun) a particular form of expression or a peculiarity of phrasing / (noun) a word or expression characteristic of a region, group, or cultural level / (noun) style of discourse; phraseology

loggia (en)

(noun) a roofed open gallery especially at an upper story overlooking an open court

logocentric (en)

referent-based signification; truth-centric

logolatry (en)

the worship of words

logorrhoea (en)

a tendency to extreme loquacity

logotherapy (en)

an existential theory developed by Viktor Frankl, founded on the belief that human nature is motivated by the search for a life purpose

logy (en)

(adjective) sluggish groggy / (noun combining form) oral or written expression / (noun combining form) doctrine; theory; science

London Debt Agreement (en)

a debt relief treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and creditor nations; signed in London on February 27, 1953, and came into force on September 16, 1953

Long Telegram (en)

an 8,000-word telegram from George Kennan, an American official in the Moscow embassy, responding to a request from the State Department for an analysis of the Soviet position; Feb 1946.

louche (en)

disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way