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