light

characterized by or emitting light

“a room that is light when the shutters are open”

casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

“her easy virtue”

(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent

“light blue”

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

“light soil”

(of sleep) easily disturbed

“in a light doze”

demanding little effort; not burdensome

“light housework”

having relatively few calories

“light (or lite) beer”

easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned

“a light diet”

of comparatively little physical weight or density

“a light load”

designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight

“light aircraft”

psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles

“a light heart”

not great in degree or quantity or number

“a light sentence”

(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”

moving easily and quickly; nimble

“the dancer was light and graceful”

of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment

“light infantry”

(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

“efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings”

silly or trivial

“idle pleasure”

intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound

“light verse”

having little importance

“losing his job was no light matter”

(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

“a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable”

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

“a light pound”

marked by temperance in indulgence

“abstemious with the use of adverbs”

very thin and insubstantial

“light summer dresses”

weak and likely to lose consciousness

“suddenly felt faint from the pain”

with few burdens

“experienced travellers travel light”

any device serving as a source of illumination

“he stopped the car and turned off the lights”

a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires

“do you have a light?”

the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures

“he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark”

merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

“he had a sparkle in his eye”

the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

“its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun”

public awareness

“it brought the scandal to light”

mental understanding as an enlightening experience

“he finally saw the light”

a particular perspective or aspect of a situation

“although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand”

a visual warning signal

“they saw the light of the beacon”

an illuminated area

“he stepped into the light”

a person regarded very fondly

“the light of my life”

(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

“the light was filtered through a soft glass window”

having abundant light or illumination

“they played as long as it was light”

a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination

“follow God's light”

introduce light into

“This lamp lightens the room a bit”

start or maintain a fire in

“fire the furnace”

begin to smoke

“After the meal, some of the diners lit up”

alight from (a horse)

to come to rest, settle

“Misfortune lighted upon him”

fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed

“The task fell to me”

cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

“Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter”