La

Quick meaning: La is a noun meaning (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.

Meaning

(music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.

More Meanings

1. Represents the sound of music or singing.
2. (often ironic) Prefixed to the name of a woman, with ironic effect (as though an opera prima donna).
3. (Liverpool) lad, kid
4. Placed at the end of a sentence in imperatives making it sound more like a request than an order.
5. Used to tone down comments.
6. (obsolete) Used to introduce a statement with emphatic or intensive effect.
7. (archaic) Expressing surprise, anger. etc.

Example Sentences

"La la la la, I can't hear you!" Jimmy said, sticking his fingers in his ears.

"La, William, don't be so highty-tighty with us. We're not men. We can't fight you," Miss Jane said.

By judicious leaking, he also managed to make la Kirkpatrick and her associates look rather unsavory.

“Oh, la! here come the Richardsons. I had a vast deal more to say to you, but I must not stay away from them any longer.”

Synonyms for la

Depending on context, synonyms include lanthanum, lah.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lanthanum, lah, tra, ooh, manti, lalaland.

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