Synonyms: light, light source
Definition: any device serving as a source of illumination
Usage: he stopped the car and turned off the lights
Similar words: source of illumination
Definition: any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation
Synonyms: light, lighter, igniter, ignitor
Definition: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
Usage: do you have a light?
Similar words: device
Definition: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
Usage: the device is small enough to wear on your wrist; a device intended to conserve water
Definition: the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
Usage: he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark
Similar words: visual property
Definition: an attribute of vision
Synonyms: spark, sparkle, twinkle, light
Definition: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
Usage: he had a sparkle in his eye; there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
Similar words: verve, vitality
Definition: an energetic style
Similar words: aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look
Definition: the feelings expressed on a person's face
Usage: a sad expression; a look of triumph; an angry face
Synonyms: light, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, brightness, brightness level
Definition: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
Usage: its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun
Similar words: physical property
Definition: any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
Synonyms: light
Definition: public awareness
Usage: it brought the scandal to light
Similar words: public knowledge, general knowledge
Definition: knowledge that is available to anyone
Synonyms: light
Definition: mental understanding as an enlightening experience
Usage: he finally saw the light; can you shed light on this problem?
Similar words: insight, brainstorm, brainwave
Definition: the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
Synonyms: light
Definition: a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
Usage: although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand
Similar words: position, perspective, view
Definition: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
Usage: consider what follows from the positivist view
Synonyms: light
Definition: a visual warning signal
Usage: they saw the light of the beacon; there was a light at every corner
Similar words: visual signal
Definition: a signal that involves visual communication
Synonyms: light
Definition: an illuminated area
Usage: he stepped into the light
Similar words: scene
Definition: the place where some action occurs
Usage: the police returned to the scene of the crime
Synonyms: Inner Light, Light, Light Within, Christ Within
Definition: a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
Similar words: morality, morals, ethical motive, ethics
Definition: motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
Synonyms: light
Definition: a person regarded very fondly
Usage: the light of my life
Similar words: friend
Definition: a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
Usage: he was my best friend at the university
Synonyms: light, visible light, visible radiation
Definition: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
Usage: the light was filtered through a soft glass window
Similar words: actinic radiation, actinic ray
Definition: electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions
Definition: having abundant light or illumination
Usage: they played as long as it was light; as long as the lighting was good
Similar words: illumination
Definition: the degree of visibility of your environment
Synonyms: illumination, light
Definition: a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
Usage: follow God's light
Similar words: condition, status
Definition: a state at a particular time
Usage: a condition (or state) of disrepair; the current status of the arms negotiations
Synonyms: light, light up, illume, illuminate, illumine
Definition: make lighter or brighter
Usage: This lamp lightens the room a bit
Synonyms: light, light up, fire up
Definition: begin to smoke
Usage: After the meal, some of the diners lit up
Definition: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
Usage: Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter; Light a cigarette
Synonyms: get down, get off, unhorse, light, dismount
Definition: alight from (a horse)
Similar words: go down, come down, fall, descend
Definition: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Usage: The temperature is going down; The barometer is falling; The curtain fell on the diva; Her hand went up and then fell again
Synonyms: alight, light, perch
Definition: to come to rest, settle
Usage: Misfortune lighted upon him
Definition: reach or come to rest
Usage: The bird landed on the highest branch; The plane landed in Istanbul
Definition: fall to somebody by assignment or lot
Usage: The task fell to me; It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims
Similar words: devolve, return, fall, pass
Definition: be inherited by
Usage: The estate fell to my sister; The land returned to the family; The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead
Definition: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
Usage: Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter; Light a cigarette
Definition: cause to burn or combust
Usage: The sun burned off the fog; We combust coal and other fossil fuels
Synonyms: light
Definition: characterized by or emitting light
Usage: a room that is light when the shutters are open; the inside of the house was airy and light
Similar words: inflamed, reddened, ablaze
Definition: lighted with red light as if with flames
Usage: streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees; the inflamed clouds at sunset; reddened faces around the campfire
Similar words: autofluorescent
Definition: emitting light via self-induced fluorescence
Similar words: bioluminescent
Definition: (of living organisms) emitting light
Usage: fireflies are bioluminescent
Similar words: bright
Definition: having lots of light either natural or artificial
Usage: the room was bright and airy; a stage bright with spotlights
Similar words: candescent
Definition: glowing from great heat
Similar words: floodlighted, floodlit
Definition: illuminated by means of floodlights
Usage: the floodlit courtyard
Similar words: fluorescent
Definition: emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
Similar words: illuminated, lighted, lit, well-lighted
Definition: provided with artificial light
Usage: illuminated advertising; looked up at the lighted windows; a brightly lit room; a well-lighted stairwell
Similar words: incandescent, candent
Definition: emitting light as a result of being heated
Usage: an incandescent bulb
Similar words: lamplit
Definition: lighted by a lamp
Usage: our lamplit mountain retreat
Similar words: lighting-up
Definition: turning lights on
Usage: it's lighting-up time
Similar words: livid
Definition: (of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity
Usage: livid lightning streaked the sky; a thousand flambeaux...turned all at once that deep gloom into a livid and preternatural day- E.A.Poe
Similar words: luminescent
Definition: emitting light not caused by heat
Similar words: phosphorescent
Definition: emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous
Usage: the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood
Similar words: sunlit, sunstruck
Definition: lighted by sunlight
Usage: the sunlit slopes of the canyon; violet valleys and the sunstruck ridges- Wallace Stegner
Similar words: white
Definition: of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
Usage: white nights
Synonyms: easy, promiscuous, light, loose, wanton, sluttish
Definition: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
Usage: her easy virtue; he was told to avoid loose (or light) women; wanton behavior
Synonyms: light, light-colored
Definition: (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
Usage: light blue; light colors such as pastels; a light-colored powder
Similar words: pale
Definition: very light colored; highly diluted with white
Usage: pale seagreen; pale blue eyes
Similar words: palish
Definition: slightly pale
Similar words: pastel
Definition: delicate and pale in color
Usage: pastel pink
Similar words: powdery
Definition: as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder
Usage: a powdery blue
Synonyms: light
Definition: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
Usage: light soil
Definition: (of sleep) easily disturbed
Usage: in a light doze; a light sleeper; a restless wakeful night
Similar words: shallow
Definition: not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply
Usage: shallow breathing; a night of shallow fretful sleep; in a shallow trance
Synonyms: light
Definition: demanding little effort; not burdensome
Usage: light housework; light exercise
Similar words: undemanding
Definition: requiring little if any patience or effort or skill
Usage: the pay was adequate and the job undemanding; simple undemanding affection; an undemanding boss
Synonyms: light, lite, low-cal, calorie-free
Definition: having relatively few calories
Usage: diet cola; light (or lite) beer; lite (or light) mayonnaise; a low-cal diet
Similar words: nonfat, fat-free, fatless
Definition: without fat or fat solids
Usage: nonfat or fat-free milk
Synonyms: light
Definition: easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
Usage: a light diet
Similar words: digestible
Definition: capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal
Synonyms: light
Definition: of comparatively little physical weight or density
Usage: a light load; magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C
Similar words: lightweight
Definition: weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use
Usage: a lightweight fabric; lightweight wood
Similar words: airy
Definition: having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
Usage: airy gauze curtains
Similar words: floaty, buoyant
Definition: tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
Usage: buoyant balloons; buoyant balsawood boats; a floaty scarf
Similar words: lighter-than-air
Definition: relating to a balloon or other aircraft that flies because it weighs less than the air it displaces
Similar words: low-density
Definition: having low relative density or specific gravity
Synonyms: light
Definition: designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
Usage: light aircraft; a light truck
Synonyms: light
Definition: psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
Usage: a light heart
Similar words: casual, fooling
Definition: characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
Usage: a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter
Synonyms: light
Definition: of little intensity or power or force
Usage: the light touch of her fingers; a light breeze
Similar words: easy, gentle, soft
Definition: having little impact
Usage: an easy pat on the shoulder; gentle rain; a gentle breeze; a soft (or light) tapping at the window
Synonyms: light, lightsome, tripping
Definition: moving easily and quickly; nimble
Usage: the dancer was light and graceful; a lightsome buoyant step; walked with a light tripping step
Similar words: light-footed
Definition: (of movement) having a light and springy step
Usage: a light-footed girl
Synonyms: light
Definition: of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
Usage: light infantry; light cavalry; light industry; light weapons
Similar words: light-armed, lightly-armed
Definition: armed with light weapons
Synonyms: unclouded, clean, clear, light
Definition: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
Usage: 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
Similar words: pure
Definition: free of extraneous elements of any kind
Usage: pure air and water; pure gold; pure primary colors; the violin's pure and lovely song; pure tones; pure oxygen
Definition: silly or trivial
Usage: idle pleasure; light banter; light idle chatter
Similar words: frivolous
Definition: not serious in content or attitude or behavior
Usage: a frivolous novel; a frivolous remark; a frivolous young woman
Synonyms: light
Definition: intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
Usage: light verse; a light comedy
Similar words: frivolous
Definition: not serious in content or attitude or behavior
Usage: a frivolous novel; a frivolous remark; a frivolous young woman
Synonyms: light
Definition: having little importance
Usage: losing his job was no light matter
Similar words: insignificant, unimportant
Definition: devoid of importance, meaning, or force
Synonyms: weak, light, unaccented
Definition: (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
Usage: a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable; a weak stress on the second syllable
Similar words: unstressed
Definition: not bearing a stress or accent
Usage: short vowels are unstressed
Definition: less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
Usage: a light pound; a scant cup of sugar; regularly gives short weight
Similar words: deficient, insufficient
Definition: of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
Usage: insufficient funds
Synonyms: abstemious, light
Definition: marked by temperance in indulgence
Usage: abstemious with the use of adverbs; a light eater; a light smoker; ate a light supper
Similar words: temperate
Definition: not extreme in behavior
Usage: temperate in his habits; a temperate response to an insult; temperate in his eating and drinking
Synonyms: light
Definition: very thin and insubstantial
Usage: thin paper; light summer dresses
Similar words: thin
Definition: of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
Usage: thin wire; a thin chiffon blouse; a thin book; a thin layer of paint
Synonyms: swooning, faint, light, light-headed, lightheaded
Definition: weak and likely to lose consciousness
Usage: 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
Definition: affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
Usage: ill from the monotony of his suffering