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Adjective
  • casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
    • her easy virtue
    • he was told to avoid loose (or light) women
    • wanton behavior
  • (of sleep) easily disturbed
    • in a light doze
    • a light sleeper
    • a restless wakeful night
  • having relatively few calories
    • diet cola
    • light (or lite) beer
    • lite (or light) mayonnaise
    • a low-cal diet
  • designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
    • light aircraft
    • a light truck
  • silly or trivial
    • idle pleasure
    • light banter
    • light idle chatter
  • intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
    • light verse
    • a light comedy
  • having little importance
    • losing his job was no light matter
  • less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
    • a light pound
    • a scant cup of sugar
    • regularly gives short weight
  • marked by temperance in indulgence
    • abstemious with the use of adverbs
    • a light eater
    • a light smoker
    • ate a light supper
  • very thin and insubstantial
    • thin paper
    • light summer dresses
  • weak and likely to lose consciousness
    • suddenly felt faint from the pain
    • was sick and faint from hunger
    • felt light in the head
    • a swooning fit
    • light-headed with wine
    • light-headed from lack of sleep
  • (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
    • light water is ordinary water
  • of little intensity or power or force
    • the light touch of her fingers
    • a light breeze
  • demanding little effort; not burdensome
    • light housework
    • light exercise
  • moving easily and quickly; nimble
    • the dancer was light and graceful
    • a lightsome buoyant step
    • walked with a light tripping step
  • (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
    • efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings
    • clear laughter like a waterfall
    • clear reds and blues
    • a light lilting voice like a silver bell
  • (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
    • light soil
  • easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
    • a light diet
  • (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
    • a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable
    • a weak stress on the second syllable
  • characterized by or emitting light
    • a room that is light when the shutters are open
    • the inside of the house was airy and light
  • psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
    • a light heart
  • not great in degree or quantity or number
    • a light sentence
    • a light accent
    • casualties were light
    • light snow was falling
    • light misty rain
    • light smoke from the chimney
  • of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
    • light infantry
    • light cavalry
    • light industry
    • light weapons
  • (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
    • light blue
    • light colors such as pastels
    • a light-colored powder
  • of comparatively little physical weight or density
    • a light load
    • magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C
Noun
  • a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
    • do you have a light?
  • a visual warning signal
    • they saw the light of the beacon
    • there was a light at every corner
  • a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
  • public awareness
    • it brought the scandal to light
  • merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
    • he had a sparkle in his eye
    • there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
  • mental understanding as an enlightening experience
    • he finally saw the light
    • can you shed light on this problem?
  • having abundant light or illumination
    • they played as long as it was light
    • as long as the lighting was good
  • a person regarded very fondly
    • the light of my life
  • the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
    • he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark
  • a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
    • follow God's light
  • an illuminated area
    • he stepped into the light
  • the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
    • its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun
  • a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
    • although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand
  • any device serving as a source of illumination
    • he stopped the car and turned off the lights
  • (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
    • the light was filtered through a soft glass window
Adverb
  • with few burdens
    • experienced travellers travel light
Verb
  • alight from (a horse)
  • fall to somebody by assignment or lot
    • The task fell to me
    • It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims
  • cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
    • Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter
    • Light a cigarette
  • to come to rest, settle
    • Misfortune lighted upon him
  • begin to smoke
    • After the meal, some of the diners lit up
  • make lighter or brighter
    • This lamp lightens the room a bit
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