Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: visible light, visible radiation |
2. | ![]() Synonyms: light source | |
3. | light - a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand" | |
4. | light - the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" | |
5. | light - an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light" | |
6. | light - a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light" Synonyms: illumination | |
7. | light - the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark" Synonyms: lightness | |
8. | light - a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life" | |
9. | light - mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?" | |
10. | ![]() Synonyms: lighting | |
11. | light - public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light" | |
12. | light - brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye" | |
13. | Light - a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul | |
14. | light - a visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner" | |
15. | light - a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?" | |
Verb | 1. | light - make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" |
2. | light - begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up" | |
3. | light - to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" | |
4. | light - cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" Synonyms: ignite | |
5. | light - fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" Synonyms: fall | |
6. | light - get off (a horse) | |
Adj. | 1. | light - 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" Antonyms: heavy - of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogony furniture" |
2. | light - (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder" Synonyms: light-colored Antonyms: dark - (used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue" | |
3. | light - of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons" Antonyms: heavy - of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment; "heavy artillery"; "heavy infantry"; "a heavy cruiser"; "heavy guns"; "heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries" | |
4. | light - 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" Antonyms: heavy - unusually great in degree or quantity or number; "heavy taxes"; "a heavy fine"; "heavy casualties"; "heavy losses"; "heavy rain"; "heavy traffic" | |
5. | light - psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart" Antonyms: heavy - marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids" | |
6. | light - characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light" Antonyms: dark - devoid or partially devoid of light or brightness; shadowed or black or somber-colored; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "the theater is dark on Mondays"; "dark as the inside of a black cat" | |
7. | light - 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" Synonyms: unaccented, weak | |
8. | light - easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet" | |
9. | light - (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil" | |
10. | light - (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" | |
11. | light - moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step" | |
12. | light - demanding little effort; not burdensome; "light housework"; "light exercise" | |
13. | light - of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze" Antonyms: heavy - of great intensity or power or force; "a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas" | |
14. | light - (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water" Antonyms: heavy - (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight; "heavy hydrogen"; "heavy water" | |
15. | light - 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" | |
16. | light - very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses" Synonyms: flimsy | |
17. | light - marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious meals"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper" Synonyms: abstemious | |
18. | light - less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" | |
19. | light - having little importance; "losing his job was no light matter" | |
20. | light - intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy" | |
21. | light - silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter" Synonyms: idle | |
22. | light - having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened; "light pastries" | |
23. | light - designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; "light aircraft"; "a light truck" | |
24. | light - having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet" | |
25. | light - (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" Synonyms: wakeful | |
26. | light - casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" | |
Adv. | 1. | light - with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light" Synonyms: lightly |
LIGHT - LIfecycle Global HyperText. A project in the CERN ECP/TP group whereby documents resulting from the software life cycle are available as hypertext. |