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| 1. | [ noun ] (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation | |
| Synonyms: | visible_light visible_radiation | |
| Examples: | "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" |
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| Related terms: | actinic_radiation sunlight fluorescence beam meteor moonlight dusk daylight firelight lamplight radiance incandescence luminescence candlelight twilight starlight counterglow torchlight streamer scintillation gaslight friar's_lantern half-light corona glow electromagnetic_spectrum physics | |
| 2. | [ noun ] any device serving as a source of illumination | |
| Synonyms: | light_source | |
| Examples: | "he stopped the car and turned off the lights" |
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| Related terms: | source_of_illumination headlight searchlight torch flood blinker room_light night-light navigation_light sidelight panel_light houselights strip_lighting jacklight theater_light nightlight fairy_light anchor_light | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of comparatively little physical weight or density | |
| Examples: | "a light load" "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C" |
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| Related terms: | heavy buoyant lightweight chiffon feathery bantamweight featherweight lightweight low-density lighter-than-air flyweight airy weight | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a particular perspective or aspect of a situation | |
| Examples: | "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand" |
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| Related terms: | position | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make lighter or brighter | |
| Synonyms: | illuminate illumine light_up illume | |
| Examples: | "This lamp lightens the room a bit" |
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| Related terms: | lighten floodlight spotlight illumination | |
| 6. | [ verb ] begin to smoke | |
| Synonyms: | fire_up light_up | |
| Examples: | "After the meal, some of the diners lit up" |
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| Related terms: | ignite smoke | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (physics) the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light | |
| Synonyms: | luminosity luminousness luminance brightness_level brightness | |
| Examples: | "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" |
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| Related terms: | physical_property luminescence illuminance incandescence bright dull | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent | |
| Synonyms: | light-colored | |
| Examples: | "light blue" "light colors such as pastels" "a light-colored powder" |
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| Related terms: | dark pale pastel powdery palish white value | |
| 9. | [ noun ] an illuminated area | |
| Examples: | "he stepped into the light" |
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| Related terms: | scene | |
| 10. | [ adjective ] (military) of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment | |
| Examples: | "light infantry" "light cavalry" "light industry" "light weapons" |
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| Related terms: | heavy light-armed light-armed | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (religion) a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination | |
| Synonyms: | illumination | |
| Examples: | "follow God's light" |
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| Related terms: | condition condition | |
| 12. | [ noun ] the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures | |
| Synonyms: | lightness | |
| Examples: | "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark" |
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| Related terms: | visual_property brightness aura highlight sunniness dark | |
| 13. | [ adjective ] not great in degree or quantity or number | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | heavy easy | |
| 14. | [ verb ] to come to rest, settle | |
| Synonyms: | alight perch | |
| Examples: | : "Misfortune lighted upon him." |
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| Related terms: | land | |
| 15. | [ adjective ] psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles | |
| Examples: | "a light heart" |
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| Related terms: | heavy fooling | |
| 16. | [ noun ] a person regarded very fondly | |
| Examples: | "the light of my life" |
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| Related terms: | friend | |
| 17. | [ adjective ] characterized by or emitting light | |
| Examples: | "a room that is light when the shutters are open" "the inside of the house was airy and light" |
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| Related terms: | dark illuminated illuminated bright sunlit illuminating ablaze incandescent livid phosphorescent fluorescent luminescent white lamplit lighting-up floodlit candescent bioluminescent | |
| 18. | [ noun ] brightness and animation of countenance | |
| Synonyms: | spark sparkle | |
| Examples: | "he had a sparkle in his eye" |
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| Related terms: | expression vitality | |
| 19. | [ verb ] cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat | |
| Synonyms: | ignite | |
| Examples: | "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter." "Light a cigarette." |
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| Related terms: | extinguish burn light_up flare_up kindle kindle reignite light_up ignition ignition lighter igniter burn | |
| 20. | [ adjective ] used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress | |
| Synonyms: | weak unaccented | |
| Examples: | "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable" "a weak stress on the second syllable" |
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| Related terms: | unstressed | |
| 21. | [ adjective ] (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency | |
| Synonyms: | sandy friable | |
| Examples: | "light sandy soil" |
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| Related terms: | loose | |
| 22. | [ adjective ] easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned | |
| Examples: | "a light diet" |
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| Related terms: | digestible | |
| 23. | [ noun ] (psychology) mental understanding as an enlightening experience | |
| Examples: | "he finally saw the light" "can you shed light on this problem?" |
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| Related terms: | insight | |
| 24. | [ noun ] having abundant light or illumination | |
| Synonyms: | lighting | |
| Examples: | : "they played as long as it was light" or "as long as the lighting was good" |
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| Related terms: | dark illumination | |
| 25. | [ adjective ] moving easily and quickly; nimble | |
| Synonyms: | tripping lightsome | |
| Examples: | "the dancer was light and graceful" "a lightsome buoyant step" "walked with a light tripping step" |
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| Related terms: | light-footed | |
| 26. | [ adjective ] (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims | |
| Synonyms: | clear unclouded clean | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | pure | |
| 27. | [ noun ] public awareness | |
| Examples: | "it brought the scandal to light" |
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| Related terms: | public_knowledge | |
| 28. | [ adjective ] demanding little effort; not burdensome | |
| Examples: | "light housework" "light exercise" |
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| Related terms: | undemanding | |
| 29. | [ adjective ] of little intensity or power or force | |
| Examples: | "the light touch of her fingers" "a light breeze" |
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| Related terms: | heavy easy | |
| 30. | [ adjective ] (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average | |
| Examples: | "light water is ordinary water" |
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| Related terms: | heavy chemistry | |
| 31. | [ adjective ] having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened | |
| Examples: | "light pastries" |
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| Related terms: | leavened | |
| 32. | [ verb ] get off (a horse) | |
| Synonyms: | dismount get_down get_off unhorse | |
| Related terms: | descend riding | |
| 33. | [ adjective ] silly or trivial | |
| Synonyms: | idle | |
| Examples: | "idle pleasure" "light banter" "light idle chatter" |
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| Related terms: | frivolous | |
| 34. | [ adjective ] having little importance | |
| Examples: | "losing his job was no light matter" |
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| Related terms: | insignificant | |
| 35. | [ verb ] fall to somebody by assignment or lot | |
| Synonyms: | fall | |
| Examples: | : "The task fell to me" "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" |
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| Related terms: | fall fall accrue | |
| 36. | [ adjective ] less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so | |
| Synonyms: | scant short | |
| Examples: | "a light pound" "a scant cup of sugar" "regularly gives short weight" |
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| Related terms: | insufficient | |
| 37. | [ adjective ] very thin and insubstantial | |
| Synonyms: | flimsy | |
| Examples: | "thin paper" "flimsy voile" "light summer dresses" |
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| Related terms: | thin | |
| 38. | [ adjective ] (sexuality) casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior | |
| Synonyms: | loose promiscuous sluttish wanton easy | |
| Examples: | "her easy virtue" "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women" "wanton behavior" |
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| Related terms: | unchaste | |
| 39. | [ noun ] (religion) a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul | |
| Synonyms: | Light_Within Christ_Within Inner_Light | |
| Related terms: | ethical_motive | |
| 40. | [ adjective ] intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound | |
| Examples: | "light verse" "a light comedy" |
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| Related terms: | frivolous | |
| 41. | [ noun ] a visual warning signal | |
| Examples: | "they saw the light of the beacon" "there was a light at every corner" |
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| Related terms: | visual_signal traffic_light | |
| 42. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1847 | |
| 43. | [ adjective ] weak and likely to lose consciousness | |
| Synonyms: | light-headed faint swooning lightheaded | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | ill | |
| 44. | [ adjective ] marked by temperance in indulgence | |
| Synonyms: | abstemious | |
| Examples: | "abstemious meals" "a light eater" "a light smoker" "ate a light supper" |
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| Related terms: | temperate | |
| 45. | [ adverb ] with few burdens | |
| Synonyms: | lightly | |
| Examples: | "experienced travellers travel light" |
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| 46. | [ adjective ] weak and likely to lose consciousness | |
| Synonyms: | faint light-headed swooning | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | ill | |
| 47. | [ adjective ] designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight | |
| Examples: | "light aircraft" "a light truck" |
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| Related terms: | light-duty | |
| 48. | [ adjective ] having relatively few calories | |
| Synonyms: | lite low-cal diet | |
| Examples: | "diet cola" "light (or lite) beer" "lite (or light) mayonnaise" "a low-cal diet" |
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| Related terms: | nonfat | |
| 49. | [ adjective ] (of sleep) easily disturbed | |
| Synonyms: | wakeful | |
| Examples: | "in a light doze" "a light sleeper" "a restless wakeful night" |
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| Related terms: | shallow | |
| 50. | [ noun ] a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires | |
| Synonyms: | igniter ignitor lighter | |
| Examples: | "do you have a light?" |
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| Related terms: | device match match fuse cigarette_lighter cigar_lighter light_up ignite | |
| Similar spelling: |
Lighty Licht Lichty list Liggett Liechty liszt licit Leight Lizeth likuta ligate Licata Leighty Lizotte Lizette Lisette |
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