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light

adjective
  1. marked by temperance in indulgence
    abstemious
  2. characterized by or emitting light
    “a room that is light when the shutters are open”
  3. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
    easy
  4. with regard to color, having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
    “Light blue is a color associated with the University of North Carolina.”
    light-colored
  5. (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
    “light soil”
  6. (of sleep) easily disturbed
    “in a light doze”
    wakeful
  7. demanding little effort
  8. having relatively few calories
    litelow-calcalorie-free
  9. easily assimilated in the alimentary canal
  10. of comparatively little physical weight or density
    “a light load”
  11. designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
    “light aircraft”
  12. psychologically light
  13. not great in degree or quantity or number
    “a light sentence”
  14. (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
    “light water is ordinary water”
  15. of little intensity or power or force
    “The light touch of their fingers was exhilirating.”
  16. moving easily and quickly
    lightsometripping
  17. of the military or industry
    “using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment”
    heavy
  18. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
    clear
  19. silly or trivial
    idle
  20. intended primarily as entertainment
  21. having little importance
    “Losing a job is no light matter.”
  22. (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
    “a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable”
    weakunaccented
  23. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
    “a light pound”
    short
  24. very thin and insubstantial
  25. weak and likely to lose consciousness
    faintlight-headedlightheadedswooning
adverb
  1. with few burdens
    “experienced travellers travel light”
    lightly
noun
  1. any device serving as a source of illumination
    “I stopped the car and turned off the lights.”
    light source
  2. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
    “do you have a light?”
    lighter
  3. the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
    “The director was excellent at making the light part add to the drama of the play.”
    lightness
  4. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
    sparkletwinklespark
  5. the quality of being luminous
    “emitting or reflecting light”
    brightnessluminositybrightness levelluminanceluminousness
  6. public awareness
    “it brought the scandal to light”
  7. mental understanding as an enlightening experience
    “They finally saw the light.”
  8. a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
    “Although they saw it in a different light, they still did not understand.”
  9. a visual warning signal
    “they saw the light of the beacon”
  10. an illuminated area
    “I stepped into the light.”
  11. a person regarded very fondly
    “the light of my life”
  12. (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
    “the light was filtered through a soft glass window”
    visible radiation
  13. having abundant light or illumination
    “they played as long as it was light”
    lighting
  14. a condition of spiritual awareness
    illumination
verb
  1. make lighter or brighter
    “This lamp lightens the room a bit”
    lightenillumeilluminelight upilluminatelighten upbrighten
  2. begin to smoke
    light upfire up
  3. alight from (a horse)
    dismount
  4. to come to rest, settle
    “Misfortune lighted upon him”
    perchalight
  5. fall to somebody by assignment or lot
    fall
  6. cause to start burning
    inflameenkindlekindleigniteconflagrate