light

Adjective

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
  • her easy virtue
    
  • he was told to avoid loose (or light) women
    
  • wanton behavior
    

• (of sleep) easily disturbed
  • in a light doze
    
  • a light sleeper
    
  • a restless wakeful night
    

• having relatively few calories
  • diet cola
    
  • light (or lite) beer
    
  • lite (or light) mayonnaise
    
  • a low-cal diet
    

• designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
  • light aircraft
    
  • a light truck
    

• silly or trivial
  • idle pleasure
    
  • light banter
    
  • light idle chatter
    

• intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
  • light verse
    
  • a light comedy
    

• having little importance
  • losing his job was no light matter
    

• less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
  • a light pound
    
  • a scant cup of sugar
    
  • regularly gives short weight
    

• marked by temperance in indulgence
  • abstemious with the use of adverbs
    
  • a light eater
    
  • a light smoker
    
  • ate a light supper
    

• very thin and insubstantial
  • thin paper
    
  • light summer dresses
    

• 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
    

• (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
  • light water is ordinary water
    

• of little intensity or power or force
  • the light touch of her fingers
    
  • a light breeze
    

• demanding little effort; not burdensome
  • light housework
    
  • light exercise
    

• moving easily and quickly; nimble
  • the dancer was light and graceful
    
  • a lightsome buoyant step
    
  • walked with a light tripping step
    

• (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
    

• (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
  • light soil
    

• easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
  • a light diet
    

• (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
    

• characterized by or emitting light
  • a room that is light when the shutters are open
    
  • the inside of the house was airy and light
    

• psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
  • a light heart
    

• 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
    

• of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
  • light infantry
    
  • light cavalry
    
  • light industry
    
  • light weapons
    

• (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
  • light blue
    
  • light colors such as pastels
    
  • a light-colored powder
    

• 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
    

Noun

• a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
  • do you have a light?
    

• a visual warning signal
  • they saw the light of the beacon
    
  • there was a light at every corner
    

• a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul

• public awareness
  • it brought the scandal to light
    

• 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
    

• mental understanding as an enlightening experience
  • he finally saw the light
    
  • can you shed light on this problem?
    

• having abundant light or illumination
  • they played as long as it was light
    
  • as long as the lighting was good
    

• a person regarded very fondly
  • the light of my life
    

• the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
  • he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark
    

• a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
  • follow God's light
    

• an illuminated area
  • he stepped into the light
    

• the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
  • its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun
    

• a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
  • although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand
    

• any device serving as a source of illumination
  • he stopped the car and turned off the lights
    

• (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
  • the light was filtered through a soft glass window
    

Adverb

• with few burdens
  • experienced travellers travel light
    

Verb

• alight from (a horse)

• fall to somebody by assignment or lot
  • The task fell to me
    
  • It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims
    

• cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
  • Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter
    
  • Light a cigarette
    

• to come to rest, settle
  • Misfortune lighted upon him
    

• begin to smoke
  • After the meal, some of the diners lit up
    

• make lighter or brighter
  • This lamp lightens the room a bit
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  easy , loose , promiscuous , sluttish , wanton , wakeful , lite , low-cal , calorie-free , idle , scant(p) , short , abstemious , light(a) , faint , swooning , light-headed , lightheaded , lightsome , tripping , clean , clear , unclouded , unaccented , weak , light-colored , lighter , igniter , ignitor , Inner L
• Antonyms: 
  heavy , dark , darkness , snuff out , blow out , extinguish , quench