Vocabulary : Losel to Lost

Losel : One who loses by sloth or neglect; a worthless person; a lorel. ;; Wasteful; slothful.
Losenger : A flatterer; a deceiver; a cozener.
Losengerie : Flattery; deceit; trickery.
Loser : One who loses.
Losing : of Lose ;; Given to flattery or deceit; flattering; cozening. ;; Causing or incurring loss; as, a losing game or business.

Losingly : In a manner to incur loss.
Loss : The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. ;; The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing. ;; That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; -- opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable. ;; The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel. ;; Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle. ;; Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time. ;; Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property. ;; Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars.
Lossful : Detrimental.
Lossless : Free from loss.
Lost : Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep. ;; Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost honor. ;; Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered; as, a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit. ;; Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way; bewildered; perplexed; as, a child lost in the woods; a stranger lost in London. ;; Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul. ;; Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor. ;; Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible; as, an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd. ;; Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as to be insensible of external things; as, to be lost in thought.

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