leal
/liːl/
leal adjective: loyal, honest.
Adjective
leal (comparative lealer, superlative lealest)
- Loyal, honest.
- Mr Toots, like the leal and trusty soul he was, stopped the cabriolet in a twinkling, and told Susan Nipper of his commission, at which she cried more than before.1848, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son
- We thank you for the pure white fire of his goodness, for the red sword of justice in his hand, for the love he bears his leal people.2000 August 8, George R[aymond] R[ichard] Martin, “”, in A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire; 3), London: Voyager, →ISBN, page 706
- True, genuine.
- The lealest lover time can show, / Doomed for a lady-love to languish, / Among these solitudes doth go, / A prey to every kind of anguish.1885, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, “In which are Continued the Refinements wherewith Don Quixote Played the Part of a Lover in the Sierra Morena”, in John Ormsby, transl., The Ingenious Gentleman...
Proper noun capitalized: Leal
Leal
- A city and village in North Dakota.
leal meaning in Tamil
leal in Tamil
- உண்மையாக
Forms of leal
| comparative | lealer |
|---|---|
| superlative | lealest |
Origin of leal
Inherited from Middle English leel, lel, borrowed from Anglo-Norman leal and Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of loyal and legal.
Words formed from leal
Phrases with leal
Words that rhyme with leal
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- keel
- anneal
- creel
- peal
- peel
- sweal
- congeal
- Izmail
- kneel
- meal
- Neale
- streal
- weal
- awheel
- Castile
- cochineal
- feal
- heal
- Lille
- ordeal
- repeal
- sele
- squeal
- teal
- zeal
- ceil
- debile
- dishabille
- hele
- lifesteal
- Neil
- Niel
- O'Neill
- reveal
- schlemiel
- seel
- she'll
- shiel
- skeel
- spiel
- square meal
- unseal
- veal
- we'll
- weel
- ye'll
- -meal
- allele
Questions about leal
- What does leal mean?
- Leal means loyal, honest.
- What is leal in Tamil?
- Leal in Tamil is உண்மையாக. See Leal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is leal?
- Leal can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce leal?
- Leal is pronounced /liːl/.
Words near leal in the dictionary
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