los
UK/lɒs//lɑs/
los noun: a medium-sized wildcat, most of them part of the genus Lynx. Also the obsolete form of loss.
Noun (1)
los (plural loses)
- A medium-sized wildcat, most of them part of the genus Lynx.
- The los had been brought from a northern part of the United States.
- A beaſt like unto a wolfe having many ſpottes, and being exceeding quicke of ſight: a wolfe like an hart, a Los or Lynx.1592, Thomas Thomasius, Thomae Thomasii Dictionarium tertio ... emendatum ... et longe auctius ... redditum.
- Synonyms:
- lynx
Noun (2) capitalized: LOS
LOS (countable and uncountable, plural LOSs)
- Initialism of level of service.
- Initialism of line of sight.
- Initialism of loss of signal.
- Initialism of Law of the Sea.
- Initialism of line of supply.
- Initialism of large offspring syndrome.
- Initialism of lipooligosaccharide.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: LOS
LOS
- Initialism of loan origination system, a software application or ASP solution for originating loans.
- Initialism of Land of Smiles (a nickname for Thailand).
Noun (3) capitalized: LOs
LOs
- plural of LO
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Los
Los
- plural of Lo
Also used as
los is also the obsolete form of loss.
los is also the alternative form of loos.
los meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
los in Hindi
- लोस
los in Marathi
- लोस
los in Urdu
- لاس
los in Bengali
- লোস
More languagesFewer languages
- los in Telugu
- లోస్, లాస్
- los in Malayalam
- ലോസ്
- los in Kannada
- ಲೋಸ್, ಲಾಸ್
- los in Punjabi
- ਲੋਸ
- los in Gujarati
- લોસ
- los in Odia
- ଲୋସ୍, ଲସ
- los in Nepali
- लस, लोस
Examples of los in a sentence
- Todo me daba hambre, los chivitos especiales, el chajá de postre.
- Los Angeles has one of the liveliest and most exciting nightlifes in the world.
- Las saturnales eran fiestas dedicadas a Saturno y servían para recordar los primitivos tiempos.
Synonyms of los
Forms of los
| plural | loses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | losse |
| plural | LOSs |
| alternative form | L.O.S. |
| alternative form | L. O. S. |
Origin of los
Inherited from Middle English lusk, from Old English lox, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic *luhsaz. Cognate with Scots los, Saterland Frisian Luks, Low German Luks, Dutch los, German Luchs, Luxembourgish Luuss.
Inherited from Middle English los, from Old English los, from Proto-Germanic *lusą, from Proto-Indo-European *lews-.
Phrases with los
- Los Osos
- Los Ríos
- Los Altan
- Los Altos
- Los Andes
- Los Banos
- Los Baños
- Los Feliz
- Los Gatan
- Los Gatos
- Los Lagos
- Los Lunas
46 more phrasesFewer phrases
- Los Niños
- Los Vegas
- Los Alamos
- Los Berros
- Los Nietos
- Los Olivos
- Los Angeles
- Los Islands
- Los Molinos
- Los Ranchos
- Los Alamitos
- Los Angeleno
- Los Angelino
- Los Angelise
- Los Angelize
- Los Martires
- de los Santos
- Los Angelenos
- Los Angelinos
- Los Angelised
- Los Angelises
- Los Angelized
- Los Angelizes
- Los Cerrillos
- los jibbities
- Los Angelising
- Los Angelizing
- Los Altos Hills
- East Los Angeles
- Lake Los Angeles
- Los Alamos chess
- Los Angelisation
- Los Angelization
- West Los Angeles
- Los Alamos County
- Los Angeles Basin
- Los Angeles River
- Los Angeles County
- por que no los dos
- por qué no los dos
- City of Los Angeles
- Todos los Santos Lake
- San Antonio Los Ranchos
- San Antonio de los Cobres
- Santiago de los Caballeros
- Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
Words that rhyme with los
Questions about los
- What does los mean?
- Los means a medium-sized wildcat, most of them part of the genus Lynx.
- What is los in Hindi?
- Los in Hindi is लोस. See Los meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is los?
- Los can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce los?
- Los is pronounced /lɒs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of los?
- The plural of los is loses.
Words near los in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: los (page history and authors); LOS (page history and authors); LOs (page history and authors); Los (page history and authors); los (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); los (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); los (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); los (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); los (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); los (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); los (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); los (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); los (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); los (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); los (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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