Lief

Definitions: Lief

Lief

Adjective

1. (`lief' is archaic) very willing; "was lief to go"; "glad to help".

Adverb

1. In a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "lief" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Synonyms: Lief

Choice

Prefer; have rather, have as lief; fancy; (desire); be persuaded.

Pain

Adjective: causing pleasure; Verb: laetificant; pleasure-giving, pleasing, pleasant, pleasurable; agreeable; grateful, gratifying; leef, lief, acceptable; welcome, welcome as the roses in May; welcomed; favorite; to one's taste, to one's mind, to one's liking; satisfactory; (good).

Willingness

Verb: be willing; Adjective: incline, lean to, mind, propend; had as lief; lend a willing ear, give a willing ear, turn a willing ear; have a half a mind to, have a great mind to; hold to, cling to; desire.

Adverb: willingly; Adjective: fain, freely, as lief, heart and soul; with pleasure, with all one's heart, with open arms; with good will, with right will; de bonne volonte, ex animo; con amore, heart in hand, nothing loth, without reluctance, of one's own accord, graciously, with a good grace.

Crosswords: Lief

Dutch (affable, beloved, dainty, dear, expensive, friendly, good-natured, kind, lovable, loved one, lovely, lover, nice, pretty, sweetheart, valuable, well-beloved), German (ran).

Pa heeft een lief (2000)

Der quer übers Feld lief Von einem (1977)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Als das Fernsehprogramm noch vorm Küchenfenster lief : Gedichte (reference)

• Als het leven je lief is : een pleidooi voor, milieudefensie, de ethiek van Albert Schweitzer, de wijsheid van het sabbatsjaar, een leven zonder dierproeven, vegetarisme, de deugd van de schaarste, echt materialisme, zinvolle arbeid (reference)

• Als je kind je lief is : opvoeding in de eerste levensjaren (reference)

• Ik had hem lief (reference)

• Ik heb het leven lief : versjes, verhalen, tekeningen (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Liege & Lief (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

[Harold I. Lief, M.D.].Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "lief": Had as lief ♦ have as lief. Additional references.

Farsi 

محبوبه (Ladylove, Pigeon), محبوب (Beloved, Chary, Cuddlesome, Darling, Dear, Favorite, Lovable, Popular), مطلوب (Desirable, Favorite, Idealistic, Nice), مطبوع (Dainty, Douce, Exquisite, Fun, Graceful, Handsome, Proper, Scrumptious, Sweet, Toothsome), مایل (Desirous, Fond, Gauche, Oblique, Solicitous, Wilful), گرانبها (Inestimable, Rich, Valuable), عزیز (Chary, Darling, Dear, Pet, Turtledove), اماده (Able, Apt, Beforehand, Fresh, Handy, Present, Prompt, Provided, Ready, Stock, Yare), ازروی میل , دلپذیر (Amiable, Graceful, Gracious, Handsome, Kindly, Lovely, Luscious, Mellow, Melodious, Nice, Palatable, Scrumptious). (various references)

Greek 

ευχαρίστωσ (agreeably, be my guest, gladly, with pleasure). (various references)

Indonesian

cantik (beautiful, comely, dainty, lovely, pretty). (various references)

Italian

volentieri (fain, gladly, kindly, willingly). (various references)

Pig Latin

ieflay

Portuguese

detector de mentiras, de boa vontade (gladly, readily, willing). (various references)

Romanian

iubit (beloved, darling, dear, favorite, favourite, follower, loved, lover, own, paramour, precious, sweetheart, wooer), cu bucurie (rejoicingly), bucuros (beatific, beatifical, cheerful, content, delighted, exhilarated, fain, gay, glad, gladly, gratified, merry, mirthful, pleased, readily, thankful, willingly, with a good grace). (various references)

Thai

เต็มใจ, อย่างเต็มใจ (gladly). (various references)

Turkish

seve seve (heart and soul, nothing loath, nothing loth, readily, soon, willingly, with open arms, with relish), memnuniyetle (fain, gladly, nothing loath, nothing loth, with open arms, with pleasure). (various references)

Vietnamese 

tự nguyện (free will, voluntary, willingly). (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "lief": liefer, liefest, liefly. (additional references)

Words ending with "lief": belief, disbelief, misbelief, nonbelief, relief, unbelief. (additional references)

Words containing "lief": beliefs, disbeliefs, misbeliefs, nonbeliefs, reliefs, unbeliefs. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: file, life.

-1 letter: elf, fie, fil, lei, lie.

-2 letters: ef, el, if, li.

+1 letter: elfin, felid, field, filed, filer, files, filet, fille, flied, flier, flies, flite, lifer, rifle.

+2 letters: afield, belief, biflex, defile, elfins, elfish, facile, failed, faille, falsie, fecial, felids, feline, ferial, ferlie, fetial, fickle, fiddle, fields, filers, filets, filled, filler, filles, fillet, filmed, filmer, filose, filses, filter, fimble, finale, finely, fipple, fizzle, fliers, fliest, flited, flites, flooie, foible, foiled, folkie, fusile, futile, ireful, itself, liefer, liefly, lifers, lifted, lifter, olefin, piffle, pilfer, refile, refill, refilm, relief, rifely, riffle, rifled, rifler, rifles, stifle, trifle, wifely.

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