Definition of Light
Noun
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a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
"do you have a light?"
lighter igniter ignitor -
a visual warning signal
"they saw the light of the beacon"
"there was a light at every corner"
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a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
- inner light - light within - christ within -
public awareness
"it brought the scandal to light"
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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 -
mental understanding as an enlightening experience
"he finally saw the light"
"can you shed light on this problem?"
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having abundant light or illumination
"they played as long as it was light"
"as long as the lighting was good"
lighting -
a person regarded very fondly
"the light of my life"
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the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
"he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
lightness -
a condition of spiritual awareness
divine illumination
"follow God's light"
illumination -
an illuminated area
"he stepped into the light"
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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 -
a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
"although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
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any device serving as a source of illumination
"he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
- light source -
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
"the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
- visible light - visible radiation
Verb
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alight from (a horse)
unhorse dismount - 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 -
cause to start burning
subject to fire or great heat
"Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"
"Light a cigarette"
ignite -
to come to rest, settle
"Misfortune lighted upon him"
alight perch -
begin to smoke
"After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
- light up - fire up -
make lighter or brighter
"This lamp lightens the room a bit"
illume illumine - light up illuminate
Adjective
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casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
"her easy virtue"
"he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"
"wanton behavior"
easy loose promiscuous sluttish wanton -
(of sleep) easily disturbed
"in a light doze"
"a light sleeper"
"a restless wakeful night"
wakeful -
having relatively few calories
"diet cola"
"light (or lite) beer"
"lite (or light) mayonnaise"
"a low-cal diet"
lite - low cal - calorie free -
designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
"light aircraft"
"a light truck"
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silly or trivial
"idle pleasure"
"light banter"
"light idle chatter"
idle -
intended primarily as entertainment
not serious or profound
"light verse"
"a light comedy"
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having little importance
"losing his job was no light matter"
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less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
"a light pound"
"a scant cup of sugar"
"regularly gives short weight"
scant short -
marked by temperance in indulgence
"abstemious with the use of adverbs"
"a light eater"
"a light smoker"
"ate a light supper"
abstemious -
very thin and insubstantial
"thin paper"
"light summer dresses"
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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 swooning - light headed lightheaded -
(physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
"light water is ordinary water"
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of little intensity or power or force
"the light touch of her fingers"
"a light breeze"
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demanding little effort
not burdensome
"light housework"
"light exercise"
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moving easily and quickly
nimble
"the dancer was light and graceful"
"a lightsome buoyant step"
"walked with a light tripping step"
lightsome tripping -
(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 unclouded -
(used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
"light soil"
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easily assimilated in the alimentary canal
not rich or heavily seasoned
"a light diet"
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(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 weak -
characterized by or emitting light
"a room that is light when the shutters are open"
"the inside of the house was airy and light"
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psychologically light
especially free from sadness or troubles
"a light heart"
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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"
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of the military or industry
using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
"light infantry"
"light cavalry"
"light industry"
"light weapons"
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(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
"light blue"
"light colors such as pastels"
"a light-colored powder"
- light colored -
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"
Adverb
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with few burdens
"experienced travellers travel light"
lightly
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Unscramble light
18 unscramble word found using the letters light.
ghi, gi, gilt, git, glit, hi, hilt, hit, it, li, lig, light, lit, lith, thig, ti, tig, til,