1. (noun)light, visible light, visible radiation (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
4. (noun)luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
5. (noun)light an illuminated area "he stepped into the light"
7. (noun)light, lightness the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
"he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
8. (noun)light a person regarded very fondly
"the light of my life"
9. (noun)light, lighting having abundant light or illumination "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"
10. (noun)light mental understanding as an enlightening experience "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?"
11. (noun)sparkle, twinkle, spark, 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"
12. (noun)light publicawareness "it brought the scandal to light"
13. (noun)Inner Light, Light, Light Within, Christ Within a divinepresence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
14. (noun)light a visual warningsignal "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner"
15. (noun)lighter, light, igniter, ignitor a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
"do you have a light?"
16. (adj)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"
17. (adj)light, light-colored (used of color) having a relatively smallamount of coloringagent "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"
18. (adj)light of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or lightarms or equipment "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons"
19. (adj)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"
20. (adj)light psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
"a light heart"
21. (adj)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"
22. (adj)unaccented, light, weak (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"
23. (adj)light easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
"a light diet"
24. (adj)light (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency "light soil"
25. (adj)clean, clear, light, unclouded (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"
26. (adj)light, lightsome, tripping moving easily and quickly; nimble
"the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"
27. (adj)light demanding little effort; not burdensome
"light housework"; "light exercise"
28. (adj)light of littleintensity or power or force "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze"
29. (adj)light (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average "light water is ordinary water"
30. (adj)faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded 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"
31. (adj)light very thin and insubstantial
"thin paper"; "light summer dresses"
32. (adj)abstemious, light(a) marked by temperance in indulgence "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
33. (adj)light, scant(p), short less than the correct or legal or fullamount often deliberately so
"a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
34. (adj)light having littleimportance "losing his job was no light matter"
35. (adj)light intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
"light verse"; "a light comedy"
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