Loos

American  

[loos] / lus /

noun

1. Adolf 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.

2. Anita, 1893–1981, U.S. writer.

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Loos British  

/ luːs /

noun

1. Adolf (ˈadolf). 1870–1933, Austrian architect: a pioneer of modern architecture, noted for his plain austere style in such buildings as Steiner House, Vienna (1910)

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Example Sentences

Loos, a professor at the University of Copenhagen’s Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, wrote in an accompanying commentary in Nature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It took place at the Loos British cemetery last week, after their remains were discovered during the construction of a new hospital outside Lens.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

At the time, Loos was employed as the athlete's personal assistant.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2023

Instead, women were more motivated by the idea of shaping policy around issues that were disproportionately affecting them, such as reproductive rights and climate change, said Erin Loos Cutraro, the founder and CEO.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2023

At Loos, the gas hung over no man’s land and drifted back into the British trenches, sickening hundreds of men and holding up their advance.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman