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Definition of 'light' Noun
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
Synonyms: visible light visible radiation - any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
Synonyms: light source - a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
Synonyms: luminosity brightness brightness level luminance luminousness - an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light"
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light"
Synonyms: illumination - the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
Synonyms: lightness - a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life"
- 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"
Synonyms: lighting
Antonyms: dark darkness - 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"
Synonyms: sparkle twinkle spark - a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
Synonyms: Inner Light Light Within Christ Within - a visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner"
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?"
Synonyms: lighter igniter ignitor Verb
- make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
Synonyms: illume illumine light up illuminate - begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
Synonyms: light up fire up - to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"
Synonyms: alight perch - cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
Synonyms: ignite
Antonyms: snuff out blow out extinguish quench - fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
Synonyms: fall - get off (a horse)
Synonyms: unhorse dismount get off get down Adjective
- 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"
Antonyms: heavy - (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"
Synonyms: light-colored
Antonyms: dark - of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons"
Antonyms: heavy - 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"
Antonyms: heavy - psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart"
Antonyms: heavy - characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"
Antonyms: dark - 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"
Synonyms: unaccented weak - easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet"
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil"
Synonyms: friable sandy - (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"
Synonyms: clean clear unclouded - moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"
Synonyms: lightsome tripping - demanding little effort; not burdensome; "light housework"; "light exercise"
- of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze"
Antonyms: heavy - (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water"
Antonyms: heavy - 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"
Synonyms: faint swooning light-headed lightheaded - very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses"
Synonyms: flimsy - marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
Synonyms: abstemious - less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
Synonyms: scant short - having little importance; "losing his job was no light matter"
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy"
- silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"
Synonyms: idle - designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; "light aircraft"; "a light truck"
- having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet"
Synonyms: lite low-cal calorie-free - (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night"
Synonyms: wakeful - casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
Synonyms: easy loose promiscuous sluttish wanton Adverb
- with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light"
Synonyms: lightly
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