lief

Speech parts

1. lief - Noun

2. lief - Adjective

3. lief - Adverb

Meaning

Same as Lif.

Dear; beloved.

Pleasing; agreeable; acceptable; preferable.

Willing; disposed.

A dear one; a sweetheart.

Gladly; willingly; freely; -- now used only in the phrases, had as lief, and would as lief; as, I had, or would, as lief go as not.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gladly fain willing readily willingly eagerly favorably rather soon acceptable freely leaf inclined beloved disposed
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

nope never negative no nay halfhearted
Show all antonyms

Phrases with the word

as lief as lief as not had as lief

Anagrams

file life elif Fiel flie

Examples

Could man be drunk for ever With liquor, love, or fights, Lief should I rouse at mornings And lief lie down of nights. But men at whiles are sober And think by fits and starts, And if they think, they fasten Their hands upon their hearts. A. E. Housman

Your hair looks funny," Lief said, as soon as the Ugloids left. "It stands straight up!" No," said Nick, intensely irritated, "It's hanging straight down." Lief just gave him an upside-down shrug. "Up is down in China and you're part-Chinese. Neal Shusterman

This game's stupid," said Lief. "Who the heck is Zelda, anyway? Neal Shusterman

Maybe we're standing like coins on the edge?" Allie considered this. "Meaning?" "Meaning, we might be able to shake things up a little, and find a way to come up heads." "Or tails," suggested Allie. "What are youabout?" said Lief. "Life and death. Neal Shusterman

this was gladly agreed to Source: Internet

I would fain do it Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

liedlike liedown Liedtke Liefeldian liefling liefly