les
/lɛz/
les is the pronunciation spelling of let's.
les is the clipping of lesbian.
Meaning of let's
Verb
let’s
- Used to form the cohortative of verbs, equivalent of the first-person plural imperative in some other languages.
- Let’s eat lunch sometime, shall we?
- Used to form the hortative of verbs, equivalent of the second-person plural imperative in some other languages, chiefly instructional
- Let’s make sure we don’t forget proper punctuation, let's not let those mistakes happen again.
Meaning of lesbian
Adjective
lesbian (comparative more lesbian, superlative most lesbian)
- Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
- Lesbian fans of the show were rooting for Jane and Amanda to get together.
- Preferring primarily women as romantic or sexual partners.
- Between two or more women; homosexual, gay.
- a lesbian relationship / marriage / kiss
- Synonyms:
- dyke, gay, homosexual
- Intended for lesbians.
- We're going to a lesbian bar tonight.
Noun capitalized: LES
LES (countable and uncountable, plural LESs)
- Initialism of launch escape system.
- Initialism of lower esophageal sphincter.
- Initialism of lake effect snow.
- Initialism of Leave and Earnings Statement.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: LES
LES
- Acronym of Lower East Side.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Les
Les
- A diminutive of the male given names Lester and Leslie.
- A diminutive of the female given name Leslie.
Forms of les
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more les |
| superlative | most les |
| alternative form | lez |
| Noun | |
| plural | leses |
| plural | LESs |
Words formed from les
Phrases with les
Words that rhyme with les
Questions about les
- What does les mean?
- Les means a diminutive of the male given names Lester and Leslie.
- What is les the pronunciation spelling of?
- Les is the pronunciation spelling of let's.
- What part of speech is les?
- Les can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce les?
- Les is pronounced /lɛz/.
- What is the plural of les?
- The plural of les is leses.
Words near les in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: les (page history and authors); LES (page history and authors); Les (page history and authors); let's (page history and authors); lesbian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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