light

View results from: Wordnet | Webster | Wiktionary | Easton

light in WordNet English dictionary

adjective

marked by temperance in indulgence
"abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
abstemious light
having relatively few calories
"diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet"
light lite low-cal calorie-free
(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"
clean clear light unclouded
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
"her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
easy light loose promiscuous sluttish wanton
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"
faint light swooning light-headed lightheaded
silly or trivial
"idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"
idle light
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"
light
psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
"a light heart"
light
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"
light
of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
"light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons"
light
(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
"light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"
light light-colored
characterized by or emitting light
"a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"
light
(physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
"light water is ordinary water"
light
of little intensity or power or force
"the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze"
light
easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
"a light diet"
light
having little importance
"losing his job was no light matter"
light
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
"a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
light scant short
designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
"light aircraft"; "a light truck"
light
moving easily and quickly; nimble
"the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"
light lightsome tripping
(used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
"light soil"
light
(of sleep) easily disturbed
"in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night"
light wakeful
very thin and insubstantial
"thin paper"; "light summer dresses"
light
demanding little effort; not burdensome
"light housework"; "light exercise"
light
(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"
unaccented light weak
intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
"light verse"; "a light comedy"
light

verb

to come to rest, settle
"Misfortune lighted upon him"
alight light perch
alight from (a horse)
unhorse dismount light get off get down
fall to somebody by assignment or lot
"The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
fall light
begin to smoke
"After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
light up fire up light
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
"Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
ignite light
make lighter or brighter
"This lamp lightens the room a bit"
light illume illumine light up illuminate

noun

the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
"its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
luminosity brightness brightness level luminance luminousness light
a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
"do you have a light?"
lighter light igniter ignitor
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
"follow God's light"
light illumination
any device serving as a source of illumination
"he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
light light source
the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
"he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
light lightness
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"
sparkle twinkle spark light
mental understanding as an enlightening experience
"he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?"
light
a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
"although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
light
public awareness
"it brought the scandal to light"
light
a visual warning signal
"they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner"
light
an illuminated area
"he stepped into the light"
light
a person regarded very fondly
"the light of my life"
light
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
"the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
light visible light visible radiation
having abundant light or illumination
"they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"
light lighting

adverb

with few burdens
"experienced travellers travel light"
lightly light lightly light