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Light   /laɪt/   Listen
Light

noun
1.
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation.  Synonyms: visible light, visible radiation.
2.
Any device serving as a source of illumination.  Synonym: light source.
3.
A particular perspective or aspect of a situation.
4.
The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light.  Synonyms: brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminosity, luminousness.
5.
An illuminated area.
6.
A condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination.  Synonym: illumination.
7.
The visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures.  Synonym: lightness.
8.
A person regarded very fondly.
9.
Having abundant light or illumination.  Synonym: lighting.  "As long as the lighting was good"  Antonym: dark.
10.
Mental understanding as an enlightening experience.  "Can you shed light on this problem?"
11.
Merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance.  Synonyms: spark, sparkle, twinkle.  "There's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
12.
Public awareness.
13.
A divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul.  Synonyms: Christ Within, Inner Light, Light Within.
14.
A visual warning signal.  "There was a light at every corner"
15.
A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires.  Synonyms: igniter, ignitor, lighter.
adjective
(compar. lighter; superl. lightest)
1.
Of comparatively little physical weight or density.  "Magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"  Antonym: heavy.
2.
(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent.  Synonym: light-colored.  "Light colors such as pastels" , "A light-colored powder"  Antonym: dark.
3.
Of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment.  "Light cavalry" , "Light industry" , "Light weapons"  Antonym: heavy.
4.
Not great in degree or quantity or number.  "A light accent" , "Casualties were light" , "Light snow was falling" , "Light misty rain" , "Light smoke from the chimney"  Antonym: heavy.
5.
Psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles.  Antonym: heavy.
6.
Characterized by or emitting light.  "The inside of the house was airy and light"  Antonym: dark.
7.
(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress.  Synonyms: unaccented, weak.  "A weak stress on the second syllable"
8.
Easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned.
9.
(used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency.
10.
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims.  Synonyms: clean, clear, unclouded.  "Clear laughter like a waterfall" , "Clear reds and blues" , "A light lilting voice like a silver bell"
11.
Moving easily and quickly; nimble.  Synonyms: lightsome, tripping.  "A lightsome buoyant step" , "Walked with a light tripping step"
12.
Demanding little effort; not burdensome.  "Light exercise"
13.
Of little intensity or power or force.  "A light breeze"  Antonym: heavy.
14.
(physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average.  Antonym: heavy.
15.
Weak and likely to lose consciousness.  Synonyms: faint, light-headed, lightheaded, swooning.  "Was sick and faint from hunger" , "Felt light in the head" , "A swooning fit" , "Light-headed with wine" , "Light-headed from lack of sleep"
16.
Very thin and insubstantial.  "Light summer dresses"
17.
Marked by temperance in indulgence.  Synonym: abstemious.  "A light eater" , "A light smoker" , "Ate a light supper"
18.
Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so.  Synonyms: scant, short.  "A scant cup of sugar" , "Regularly gives short weight"
19.
Having little importance.
20.
Intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound.  "A light comedy"
21.
Silly or trivial.  Synonym: idle.  "Light banter" , "Light idle chatter"
22.
Designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight.  "A light truck"
23.
Having relatively few calories.  Synonyms: calorie-free, lite, low-cal.  "Light (or lite) beer" , "Lite (or light) mayonnaise" , "A low-cal diet"
24.
(of sleep) easily disturbed.  Synonym: wakeful.  "A light sleeper" , "A restless wakeful night"
25.
Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior.  Synonyms: easy, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton.  "He was told to avoid loose (or light) women" , "Wanton behavior"
verb
(past & past part. lit or lighted; pres. part. lighting)
1.
Make lighter or brighter.  Synonyms: illume, illuminate, illumine, light up.
2.
Begin to smoke.  Synonyms: fire up, light up.
3.
To come to rest, settle.  Synonyms: alight, perch.
4.
Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat.  Synonym: ignite.  "Light a cigarette"  Antonym: extinguish.
5.
Fall to somebody by assignment or lot.  Synonym: fall.  "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
6.
Alight from (a horse).  Synonyms: dismount, get down, get off, unhorse.
adverb
1.
With few burdens.  Synonym: lightly.



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"Light" Quotes from Famous Books



... tree conveniently near to which they could string up the dead bear, the guides decided to leave the ugly matter of skinning and dissecting him for morning light. The excited party returned to camp, but not to sleep. They built up their scattered fire, squatted round it, and discoursed of the night's adventure until a clear dawn-gleam brightened the eastern sky. Then Uncle Eb and Joe started ...
— Camp and Trail - A Story of the Maine Woods • Isabel Hornibrook
... form grew, till in his dream it seemed to rise above him—not grown above him; but the feet stood upon a silver cloud, which kept rising higher and higher, till the tiny hand he clasped in his was drawn perforce from his grasp, and still standing on the silver cloud, the light form, the golden hair, and blue eyes, passed from his sight; and looking up, he learned to believe it was an angel, not a brother, which had been sent to him. And while he looked yearningly after it, a mother's hand fell ...
— The Brother Clerks - A Tale of New-Orleans • Xariffa
... heyday of lecturing, and now and then a literary light from the East swam into our skies. I heard and saw Emerson, and I once met Bayard Taylor socially, at the hospitable house where he was a guest after his lecture. Heaven knows how I got through the evening. ...
— Henry James, Jr. • William Dean Howells
... nature of those philosophical writings, or to enter into any study of the great theory of idealism in which he affirmed that there is no proof of the existence of matter anywhere save in our own perceptions. Byron, in his light-hearted way, more than two generations later, dismissed Bishop Berkeley and his theory ...
— A History of the Four Georges, Volume II (of 4) • Justin McCarthy
... Pocket remembered the cigarette he had produced from his bag, but lacked the moral courage to light, in the train. He had slipped it into one of his pockets, not back into the box. He felt for it feverishly. He gave a husky cheer as his fingers closed upon the palpable thing, and he drew forth a flattened cylinder the size ...
— The Camera Fiend • E.W. Hornung


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