Emily Dickinson Lexicon

literature, n. [L. litterātūra.]

Learning; writings; written records; belle lettres; arts and sciences; realm of languages, history, grammar, rhetoric, logic, geography, and so forth.

lithe (-st), adj. [OE.]

Pliant; supple; flexible; deft; easy to move.

litigant (-s), n. [Fr. < L. lītigāre.]

Contender; rival; challenger; competitor; party in a lawsuit; person involved in a dispute.

litter (-ed), v. [OFr < L. lect-us, bed.]

Scatter; strew randomly; throw out scraps, shreds, or crumbs; dispose of in a disorderly manner.

little, adj. [OE lytel.]

1. Familiar; well-known.
2. Unprotected; susceptible to danger.
3. Lesser; small in quality; [fig.] anonymous; not well known; not much regarded.
4. Slight; trivial; insignificant; of small power; not of great importance.
5. Meek; humble; [fig.] fond; precious; [metaphor] vulnerable; tender; sensitive; emotionally fragile.
6. Short; not long; with only a few words; having not very many lines in a verse.
7. Small in quantity.
8. Short in period of time.
9. Limited; restricted; constrained; small in diameter.
10. Small in size; [quantifier, opposed to great or large.]
11. Young; small in size; early in years.
12. Dear; sweet; beloved; [paradox] important; meaningful.
13. Phrase. “Little John”: John surnamed Little; [irony] Robin Hood's giant bowman (see John, proper n³).

little, adv. [see little, adj.]

1. Not very much; [emphatic negative, as in he little knows = 'he is far from knowing.']
2. Phrase. “a little … of”: not far from; a short distance away from.
3. Phrase. “a little”: somewhat; to some extent; for a short time.
4. Phrase. “a little”: slightly; in a small quantity; to a limited degree; [sometimes with “a” as a phrase.]

little, n. [see little, adj.]

1. Least ones (see Matthew 25:40, 45); those of lower status; people who seem to be of small importance.
2. Remnant; trifle; small remainder; slight thing; amount of small importance.
3. Not much; only a small quantity; not a great amount.

Little John, proper n. [see John, proper n.]

liturgy (liturgies), n. [L. < Gk, public worship service, ceremony of the gods.]

Worship text; spoken script for a church meeting; formulaic language of the Common Prayer service; dialogue repeated between the minister and the congregation for the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.

live (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OE libban, to remain, continue.]

1. Breathe; exist; be alive; have existence; posses the qualities of life rather than death.
2. Survive; stay alive; remain in mortality.
3. Dwell; reside; [fig.] belong.
4. Subsist; get nutrients; sustain vitality.
5. Experience; enjoy.
6. Last; endure; continue breathing; hang on; hold out.
7. Act; perform daily duties.
8. Resuscitate; be alive again; [fig.] breathe; awake; arise; stand up.
9. Coexist; cohabit; abide; share time; occupy a home; [fig.] marry.
10. Pass time.
11. Have meaning; gain significance; achieve permanence; become attested.
12. Be located; is situated.
13. Maintain being; support existence.
14. Move; run; ebb and flow.
15. Have a heartbeat.
16. Phrase. “live with”: remember; always perceive; constantly think of; continually feel the presence of.
17. Phrase. “live again”: resurrect; change from mortal to immortal; move from death to the next life.
18. Phrase. “lived the life of”: experienced; submitted to; [tautology] chose to be taken by.