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Quick definitions from WordNet (light)
▸ noun: any device serving as a source of illumination ("He stopped the car and turned off the lights")
▸ noun: the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures ("He could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark")
▸ noun: public awareness ("It brought the scandal to light")
▸ noun: mental understanding as an enlightening experience ("He finally saw the light")
▸ noun: a particular perspective or aspect of a situation ("Although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand")
▸ noun: a visual warning signal ("They saw the light of the beacon")
▸ noun: an illuminated area ("He stepped into the light")
▸ noun: a person regarded very fondly ("The light of my life")
▸ noun: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation ("The light was filtered through a soft glass window")
▸ noun: having abundant light or illumination ("They played as long as it was light")
▸ noun: a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination ("Follow God's light")
▸ noun: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires ("Do you have a light?")
▸ noun: a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
▸ noun: brightness and animation of countenance
▸ noun: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
▸ verb: make lighter or brighter ("This lamp lightens the room a bit")
▸ verb: fall to somebody by assignment or lot
▸ verb: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat ("Light a cigarette")
▸ verb: to come to rest, settle ("Misfortune lighted upon him")
▸ verb: begin to smoke
▸ verb: get off (a horse)
▸ adjective: of little intensity or power or force ("The light touch of her fingers")
▸ adjective: moving easily and quickly; nimble ("The dancer was light and graceful")
▸ adjective: of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment ("Light infantry")
▸ adjective: having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened ("Light pastries")
▸ adjective: intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound ("Light verse")
▸ adjective: having little importance ("Losing his job was no light matter")
▸ adjective: less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so ("A light pound")
▸ adjective: characterized by or emitting light ("A room that is light when the shutters are open")
▸ adjective: (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent ("Light blue")
▸ adjective: (of sleep) easily disturbed ("In a light doze")
▸ adjective: demanding little effort; not burdensome ("Light housework")
▸ adjective: having relatively few calories ("Light (or lite) beer")
▸ adjective: easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned ("A light diet")
▸ adjective: of comparatively little physical weight or density ("A light load")
▸ adjective: designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight ("Light aircraft")
▸ adjective: psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles ("A light heart")
▸ adjective: not great in degree or quantity or number ("A light sentence")
▸ adjective: (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average ("Light water is ordinary water")
▸ adjective: silly or trivial ("Light banter")
▸ adjective: used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress ("A syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable")
▸ adjective: very thin and insubstantial ("Light summer dresses")
▸ adjective: weak and likely to lose consciousness ("Felt light in the head")
▸ adjective: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior ("He was told to avoid loose (or light) women")
▸ adjective: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency ("Light sandy soil")
▸ adjective: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims ("A light lilting voice like a silver bell")
▸ adverb: with few burdens ("Experienced travellers travel light")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 14285 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1847)
▸ Also see lit
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to light
▸ Usage examples for light
▸ Idioms related to light (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing light
▸ Popular nouns described by light
▸ Words that often appear near light
▸ Rhymes of light
▸ Invented words related to light
▸ noun: any device serving as a source of illumination ("He stopped the car and turned off the lights")
▸ noun: the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures ("He could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark")
▸ noun: public awareness ("It brought the scandal to light")
▸ noun: mental understanding as an enlightening experience ("He finally saw the light")
▸ noun: a particular perspective or aspect of a situation ("Although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand")
▸ noun: a visual warning signal ("They saw the light of the beacon")
▸ noun: an illuminated area ("He stepped into the light")
▸ noun: a person regarded very fondly ("The light of my life")
▸ noun: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation ("The light was filtered through a soft glass window")
▸ noun: having abundant light or illumination ("They played as long as it was light")
▸ noun: a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination ("Follow God's light")
▸ noun: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires ("Do you have a light?")
▸ noun: a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
▸ noun: brightness and animation of countenance
▸ noun: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
▸ verb: make lighter or brighter ("This lamp lightens the room a bit")
▸ verb: fall to somebody by assignment or lot
▸ verb: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat ("Light a cigarette")
▸ verb: to come to rest, settle ("Misfortune lighted upon him")
▸ verb: begin to smoke
▸ verb: get off (a horse)
▸ adjective: of little intensity or power or force ("The light touch of her fingers")
▸ adjective: moving easily and quickly; nimble ("The dancer was light and graceful")
▸ adjective: of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment ("Light infantry")
▸ adjective: having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened ("Light pastries")
▸ adjective: intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound ("Light verse")
▸ adjective: having little importance ("Losing his job was no light matter")
▸ adjective: less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so ("A light pound")
▸ adjective: characterized by or emitting light ("A room that is light when the shutters are open")
▸ adjective: (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent ("Light blue")
▸ adjective: (of sleep) easily disturbed ("In a light doze")
▸ adjective: demanding little effort; not burdensome ("Light housework")
▸ adjective: having relatively few calories ("Light (or lite) beer")
▸ adjective: easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned ("A light diet")
▸ adjective: of comparatively little physical weight or density ("A light load")
▸ adjective: designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight ("Light aircraft")
▸ adjective: psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles ("A light heart")
▸ adjective: not great in degree or quantity or number ("A light sentence")
▸ adjective: (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average ("Light water is ordinary water")
▸ adjective: silly or trivial ("Light banter")
▸ adjective: used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress ("A syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable")
▸ adjective: very thin and insubstantial ("Light summer dresses")
▸ adjective: weak and likely to lose consciousness ("Felt light in the head")
▸ adjective: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior ("He was told to avoid loose (or light) women")
▸ adjective: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency ("Light sandy soil")
▸ adjective: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims ("A light lilting voice like a silver bell")
▸ adverb: with few burdens ("Experienced travellers travel light")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 14285 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1847)
▸ Also see lit
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to light
▸ Usage examples for light
▸ Idioms related to light (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing light
▸ Popular nouns described by light
▸ Words that often appear near light
▸ Rhymes of light
▸ Invented words related to light