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Des vs Les - What's the difference?

des | les |

Les is a contraction of des.



As proper nouns the difference between des and les

is that des is short form of the male given name Desmond while Les is a short form of the male given names Lester and Leslie.

As nouns the difference between des and les

is that des is plural of dE|lang=en while les is form of Short form|lesbian|lang=en.

As an acronym DES

is Data Encryption Standard

As an abbreviation LES is

lake effect snow.

As an adjective les is

form of Short form|lesbian|lang=en.

des

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • Short form of the male given name Desmond.

    • Anagrams

    * * * * English diminutives of male given names

    les

    English

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (en-abbr)
  • lake effect snow
  • (military, US) (Leave and Earnings Statement)

    • Anagrams

    * * * English initialisms