Lief

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. Readily; willingly: I would as lief go now as later.
  • adj. Archaic Beloved; dear.
  • adj. Archaic Ready or willing.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. beloved, dear, agreeable
  • adj. willing
  • ad. Readily, willingly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Same as lif.
  • adj. Dear; beloved.
  • adj. Pleasing; agreeable; acceptable; preferable.
  • adj. Willing; disposed.
  • n. A dear one; a sweetheart.
  • ad. Gladly; willingly; freely; -- now used only in the phrases, had as lief, and would as lief.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Beloved; pleasing; agreeable.
  • Inclined; disposed; willing; having a preference.
  • n. One beloved; a darling.
  • Gladly; willingly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. in a willing manner
  • Cross Reference
    to have lief    liever)   
    Variant
    lif   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dear    beloved    pleasing    agreeable    acceptable    preferable    willing    disposed    sweetheart    gladly   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Leif    aperitif    bas-relief    beef    belief    brief    chief    debrief    disbelief    fief   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    lieve    prithee    thou'lt    sponsibility    to    'twill    you    ’twould    wont    spect