English adjective: light | |||
1. | light of comparatively little physical weight or density | ||
Samples | A light load. Magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C. | ||
Similar | airy, buoyant, floaty, lighter-than-air, lightweight, low-density | ||
Attribute | weight | ||
Antonyms | heavy | ||
2. | light (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent | ||
Samples | Light blue. Light colors such as pastels. A light-colored powder. | ||
Synonyms | light-colored | ||
Similar | pale, palish, pastel, powdery | ||
See also | white | ||
Attribute | value | ||
Antonyms | dark | ||
3. | light of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment | ||
Samples | Light infantry. Light cavalry. Light industry. Light weapons. | ||
Similar | light-armed, lightly-armed | ||
Antonyms | heavy | ||
4. | light not great in degree or quantity or number | ||
Samples | A light sentence. A light accent. Casualties were light. Light snow was falling. Light misty rain. Light smoke from the chimney. | ||
Antonyms | heavy | ||
5. | light psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles | ||
Samples | A light heart. | ||
Similar | casual, fooling | ||
Antonyms | heavy | ||
6. | light characterized by or emitting light | ||
Samples | A room that is light when the shutters are open. The inside of the house was airy and light. | ||
Similar | ablaze, autofluorescent, bioluminescent, bright, candent, candescent, floodlighted, floodlit, fluorescent, illuminated, incandescent, inflamed, lamplit, lighted, lighting-up, lit, livid, luminescent, phosphorescent, reddened, sunlit, sunstruck, well-lighted, white | ||
Attribute | light, lightness | ||
Antonyms | dark | ||
7. | light (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress | ||
Samples | A syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable. A weak stress on the second syllable. | ||
Synonyms | unaccented, weak | ||
Similar | unstressed | ||
Antonyms | accented, stressed | ||
8. | light easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned | ||
Samples | A light diet. | ||
Similar | digestible | ||
Antonyms | indigestible | ||
9. | light (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency | ||
Samples | Light soil. | ||
Similar | loose | ||
Antonyms | compact | ||
10. | light (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | clean, clear, unclouded | ||
Similar | pure | ||
Antonyms | impure | ||
11. | light moving easily and quickly; nimble | ||
Samples | The dancer was light and graceful. A lightsome buoyant step. Walked with a light tripping step. | ||
Synonyms | lightsome, tripping | ||
Similar | light-footed | ||
Antonyms | heavy-footed | ||
12. | light demanding little effort; not burdensome | ||
Samples | Light housework. Light exercise. | ||
Similar | undemanding | ||
Antonyms | demanding | ||
13. | light of little intensity or power or force | ||
Samples | The light touch of her fingers. A light breeze. | ||
Similar | easy, gentle, soft | ||
Antonyms | heavy | ||
14. | light (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average | ||
Samples | Light water is ordinary water. | ||
Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
Antonyms | heavy | ||
15. | light weak and likely to lose consciousness | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | faint, light-headed, lightheaded, swooning | ||
Similar | ill, sick | ||
Antonyms | well | ||
16. | light very thin and insubstantial | ||
Samples | Thin paper. Light summer dresses. | ||
Similar | thin | ||
Antonyms | thick | ||
17. | light marked by temperance in indulgence | ||
Samples | Abstemious with the use of adverbs. A light eater. A light smoker. Ate a light supper. | ||
Synonyms | abstemious | ||
Similar | temperate | ||
Antonyms | intemperate | ||
18. | light less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so | ||
Samples | A light pound. A scant cup of sugar. Regularly gives short weight. | ||
Synonyms | scant, short | ||
Similar | deficient, insufficient | ||
Antonyms | sufficient | ||
19. | light having little importance | ||
Samples | Losing his job was no light matter. | ||
Similar | insignificant, unimportant | ||
Antonyms | significant, important | ||
20. | light intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound | ||
Samples | Light verse. A light comedy. | ||
Similar | frivolous | ||
Antonyms | serious | ||
21. | light silly or trivial | ||
Samples | Idle pleasure. Light banter. Light idle chatter. | ||
Synonyms | idle | ||
Similar | frivolous | ||
Antonyms | serious | ||
22. | light designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight | ||
Samples | Light aircraft. A light truck. | ||
Similar | light-duty | ||
Antonyms | heavy-duty | ||
23. | light having relatively few calories | ||
Samples | Diet cola. Light (or lite) beer. Lite (or light) mayonnaise. A low-cal diet. | ||
Synonyms | calorie-free, lite, low-cal | ||
Similar | fat-free, fatless, nonfat | ||
Antonyms | fatty, fat | ||
24. | light (of sleep) easily disturbed | ||
Samples | In a light doze. A light sleeper. A restless wakeful night. | ||
Synonyms | wakeful | ||
Similar | shallow | ||
Antonyms | deep | ||
25. | light casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior | ||
Samples | Her easy virtue. He was told to avoid loose (or light) women. Wanton behavior. | ||
Synonyms | easy, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton | ||
Similar | unchaste | ||
Antonyms | chaste | ||
English noun: light | |||
1. | light (phenomenon) (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation | ||
Samples | The light was filtered through a soft glass window. | ||
Synonyms | visible light, visible radiation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | actinic radiation, actinic ray | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | beam, beam of light, candle flame, candlelight, corona, counterglow, daylight, firelight, fluorescence, friar's lantern, gaslight, gegenschein, glow, glow, glow, glowing, half-light, ignis fatuus, incandescence, irradiation, jack-o'-lantern, lamplight, light beam, luminescence, meteor, Moon, moonlight, moonshine, radiance, ray, ray of light, scintillation, shaft, shaft of light, shooting star, starlight, streamer, sun, sunlight, sunshine, torchlight, twilight, will-o'-the-wisp | ||
Part meronym | electromagnetic spectrum | ||
Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
2. | light (artifact) any device serving as a source of illumination | ||
Samples | He stopped the car and turned off the lights. | ||
Synonyms | light source | ||
Broader (hypernym) | source of illumination | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anchor light, blinker, fairy light, flasher, flood, flood lamp, floodlight, headlamp, headlight, houselights, jacklight, navigation light, night-light, panel light, photoflood, riding lamp, riding light, room light, running light, sconce, searchlight, sidelight, strip lighting, theater light, torch | ||
3. | light (cognition) a particular perspective or aspect of a situation | ||
Samples | Although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | perspective, position, view | ||
4. | light (attribute) the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light | ||
Samples | Its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun. | ||
Synonyms | brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminosity, luminousness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | physical property | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | glow, illuminance, illumination, incandescence, luminescence | ||
Attribute | bright, dull | ||
5. | light (location) an illuminated area | ||
Samples | He stepped into the light. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | scene | ||
6. | light (state) a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination | ||
Samples | Follow God's light. | ||
Synonyms | illumination | ||
Broader (hypernym) | condition, status | ||
7. | light (attribute) the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures | ||
Samples | He could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark. | ||
Synonyms | lightness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | visual property | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aura, aureole, brightness, gloriole, glory, halo, highlight, highlighting, nimbus, sunniness | ||
Attribute | dark, light | ||
8. | light (person) a person regarded very fondly | ||
Samples | The light of my life. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | friend | ||
9. | light (state) having abundant light or illumination | ||
Samples | They played as long as it was light. As long as the lighting was good. | ||
Synonyms | lighting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | illumination | ||
Antonyms | dark, darkness | ||
10. | light (cognition) mental understanding as an enlightening experience | ||
Samples | He finally saw the light. Can you shed light on this problem?. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | brainstorm, brainwave, insight | ||
11. | light (attribute) merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance | ||
Samples | He had a sparkle in his eye. There's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes. | ||
Synonyms | spark, sparkle, twinkle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look, verve, vitality | ||
12. | light (cognition) public awareness | ||
Samples | It brought the scandal to light. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | general knowledge, public knowledge | ||
13. | Light (motive) a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul | ||
Synonyms | Christ Within, Inner Light, Light Within | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ethical motive, ethics, morality, morals | ||
14. | light (communication) a visual warning signal | ||
Samples | They saw the light of the beacon. There was a light at every corner. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | visual signal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | stoplight, traffic light, traffic signal | ||
15. | light (artifact) a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires | ||
Samples | Do you have a light?. | ||
Synonyms | igniter, ignitor, lighter | ||
Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cigar lighter, cigarette lighter, friction match, fuse, fusee, fuze, fuzee, lucifer, match, match, pocket lighter, primer, priming | ||
English adverb: light | |||
1. | light with few burdens | ||
Samples | Experienced travellers travel light. | ||
Synonyms | lightly | ||
English verb: light | |||
1. | light (change) make lighter or brighter | ||
Samples | This lamp lightens the room a bit. | ||
Synonyms | illume, illuminate, illumine, light up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lighten, lighten up | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | floodlight, spotlight | ||
2. | light (consumption) begin to smoke | ||
Samples | After the meal, some of the diners lit up. | ||
Synonyms | fire up, light up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ignite, light | ||
Entail | smoke | ||
3. | light (motion) to come to rest, settle | ||
Samples | Misfortune lighted upon him. | ||
Synonyms | alight, perch | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | land, set down | ||
4. | light (weather) cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat | ||
Samples | Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter. Light a cigarette. | ||
Synonyms | ignite | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | burn, combust | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | conflagrate, enkindle, fire up, flare up, inflame, kindle, light, light up, light up, reignite | ||
Cause | burn, combust | ||
Antonyms | blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out | ||
5. | light (possession) fall to somebody by assignment or lot | ||
Samples | The task fell to me. It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims. | ||
Synonyms | fall | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | devolve, fall, pass, return | ||
Verb group | accrue, fall, fall | ||
6. | light (motion) alight from (a horse) | ||
Synonyms | dismount, get down, get off, unhorse | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
Domain category | horseback riding, riding | ||