Light definition

Light as an adjective

1. of comparatively little physical weight or density

   "a light load"

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

   "light blue"

   Same sense: light-colored

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

   "light infantry"

4. not great in degree or quantity or number

   "a light sentence"

5. psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles

   "a light heart"

6. characterized by or emitting light

   "a room that is light when the shutters are open"

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

   "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"

   Same sense: weak, unaccented

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

   "a light diet"

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

   "light soil"

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

    "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"

    Same sense: clear, clean, unclouded

11. moving easily and quickly; nimble

    "the dancer was light and graceful"

    Same sense: tripping, lightsome

12. demanding little effort; not burdensome

    "light housework"

13. of little intensity or power or force

    "the light touch of her fingers"

14. (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average

    "light water is ordinary water"

15. weak and likely to lose consciousness

    "felt light in the head"

    Same sense: light-headed, faint, swooning, lightheaded

16. very thin and insubstantial

    "light summer dresses"

17. marked by temperance in indulgence

    "a light eater"

    Same sense: abstemious

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

    "a light pound"

    Same sense: short, scant

19. having little importance

    "losing his job was no light matter"

20. intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound

    "light verse"

21. silly or trivial

    "light banter"

    Same sense: idle

22. designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight

    "light aircraft"

23. having relatively few calories

    "light (or lite) beer"

    Same sense: low-cal, calorie-free, lite

24. (of sleep) easily disturbed

    "in a light doze"

    Same sense: wakeful

25. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

    "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"

    Same sense: easy, loose, promiscuous, wanton, sluttish

Light as a noun

26. (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

    "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"

    Same sense: visible light, visible radiation

27. any device serving as a source of illumination

    "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"

    Same sense: light source

28. a particular perspective or aspect of a situation

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

29. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

    Same sense: brightness, brightness level, luminosity, luminance, luminousness

30. an illuminated area

    "he stepped into the light"

31. a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination

    "follow God's light"

    Same sense: illumination

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

    "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"

    Same sense: lightness

33. a person regarded very fondly

    "the light of my life"

34. having abundant light or illumination

    "they played as long as it was light"

    Same sense: lighting

35. mental understanding as an enlightening experience

    "he finally saw the light"

36. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

    Same sense: spark, sparkle, twinkle

37. public awareness

    "it brought the scandal to light"

38. a visual warning signal

    "they saw the light of the beacon"

39. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires

    "do you have a light?"

    Same sense: lighter, igniter, ignitor

Light as a verb

40. introduce light into

    "This lamp lightens the room a bit"

    Same sense: light up, illuminate, illumine, illume

41. begin to smoke

    Same sense: light up, fire up

42. to come to rest, settle

    "Misfortune lighted upon him"

    Same sense: perch, alight

43. cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

    "Light a cigarette"

    Same sense: ignite

44. fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed

    Same sense: fall

45. alight from (a horse)

    Same sense: get off, get down, dismount, unhorse

46. start or maintain a fire in

    Same sense: fire, ignite

Light as an adverb

47. with few burdens

    "experienced travellers travel light"

    Same sense: lightly

Synonyms and antonyms

• light-colored
• weak
• unaccented
• clear definition
• clean
• unclouded
• tripping
• lightsome
• light-headed
• faint
• swooning
• lightheaded
• abstemious
• short definition
• scant
• idle
• low-cal
• calorie-free
• lite
• wakeful
• easy definition
• loose
• promiscuous
• wanton

Opposites: heavy, dark.

All synonyms of light, sense by sense

How to say light

Light has 1 syllable and rhymes with right. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with light

• right
• might
• night
• white
• quite
• fight
• site
• tonight
• write
• despite
• flight
• bright

LIGHT in word games

Scrabble

9

Words With Friends

10

Anagrams

0

Is LIGHT a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check LIGHT in the word checker, or unscramble LIGHT to see the shorter words in its letters.