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any device serving as a source of illumination
e.g. he stopped the car and turned off the lights
Synonym: light source
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a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
e.g. do you have a light?
Synonym: lighter igniter ignitor
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the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
e.g. he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark
Synonym: lightness
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merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
e.g. he had a sparkle in his eye
e.g. there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
Synonym: sparkle twinkle spark
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the quality of being luminous
emitting or reflecting light
e.g. its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun
Synonym: luminosity brightness brightness level luminance luminousness
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public awareness
e.g. it brought the scandal to light
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mental understanding as an enlightening experience
e.g. he finally saw the light
e.g. can you shed light on this problem?
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a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
e.g. although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand
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a visual warning signal
e.g. they saw the light of the beacon
e.g. there was a light at every corner
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an illuminated area
e.g. he stepped into the light
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a person regarded very fondly
e.g. the light of my life
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(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
e.g. the light was filtered through a soft glass window
Synonym: visible light visible radiation
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having abundant light or illumination
e.g. they played as long as it was light
e.g. as long as the lighting was good
Synonym: lighting
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a condition of spiritual awareness
divine illumination
e.g. follow God's light
Synonym: illumination
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characterized by or emitting light
e.g. a room that is light when the shutters are open
e.g. the inside of the house was airy and light
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casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
e.g. her easy virtue
e.g. he was told to avoid loose (or light) women
e.g. wanton behavior
Synonym: easy loose promiscuous sluttish wanton
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(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
e.g. light blue
e.g. light colors such as pastels
e.g. a light-colored powder
Synonym: light-colored
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(used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
e.g. light soil
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(of sleep) easily disturbed
e.g. in a light doze
e.g. a light sleeper
e.g. a restless wakeful night
Synonym: wakeful
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demanding little effort
not burdensome
e.g. light housework
e.g. light exercise
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having relatively few calories
e.g. diet cola
e.g. light (or lite) beer
e.g. lite (or light) mayonnaise
e.g. a low-cal diet
Synonym: lite low-cal calorie-free
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easily assimilated in the alimentary canal
not rich or heavily seasoned
e.g. a light diet
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of comparatively little physical weight or density
e.g. a light load
e.g. magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C
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designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
e.g. light aircraft
e.g. a light truck
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psychologically light
especially free from sadness or troubles
e.g. a light heart
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not great in degree or quantity or number
e.g. a light sentence
e.g. a light accent
e.g. casualties were light
e.g. light snow was falling
e.g. light misty rain
e.g. light smoke from the chimney
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(physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
e.g. light water is ordinary water
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of little intensity or power or force
e.g. the light touch of her fingers
e.g. a light breeze
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moving easily and quickly
nimble
e.g. the dancer was light and graceful
e.g. a lightsome buoyant step
e.g. walked with a light tripping step
Synonym: lightsome tripping
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of the military or industry
using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
e.g. light infantry
e.g. light cavalry
e.g. light industry
e.g. light weapons
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(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
e.g. efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings
e.g. clear laughter like a waterfall
e.g. clear reds and blues
e.g. a light lilting voice like a silver bell
Synonym: clean clear unclouded
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silly or trivial
e.g. idle pleasure
e.g. light banter
e.g. light idle chatter
Synonym: idle
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intended primarily as entertainment
not serious or profound
e.g. light verse
e.g. a light comedy
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having little importance
e.g. losing his job was no light matter
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(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
e.g. a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable
e.g. a weak stress on the second syllable
Synonym: unaccented weak
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less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
e.g. a light pound
e.g. a scant cup of sugar
e.g. regularly gives short weight
Synonym: scant(p) short
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very thin and insubstantial
e.g. thin paper
e.g. light summer dresses
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weak and likely to lose consciousness
e.g. suddenly felt faint from the pain
e.g. was sick and faint from hunger
e.g. felt light in the head
e.g. a swooning fit
e.g. light-headed with wine
e.g. light-headed from lack of sleep
Synonym: faint swooning light-headed lightheaded