Word Meaning

lief definition and meaning

n. Same as Lif.
n. Dear; beloved.
n. Pleasing; agreeable; acceptable; preferable.
adv. Willing; disposed.
n. A dear one; a sweetheart.
adv. 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.