What are some alternative words for light?
Synonyms for light
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Princeton's WordNet
light, visible light, visible radiation(noun)
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
"the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
Synonyms:
illumination, igniter, lighting, lightness, sparkle, light source, brightness level, spark, brightness, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, luminousness, luminance, ignitor, twinkle, visible lightAntonyms:
darkness, dark, perturbing, darkling, darkening, troubling, important, onerous, semidark, stressed, impure, unilluminated, weighted, unlit, tenebrious, unlighted, ponderous, heavier-than-air, dense, indigestible, thick, well, pitch-dark, Cimmerian, heavy, pitch-black, aphotic, demanding, Acherontic, sulky, crepuscular, gloomy, burdensome, dusky, tenebrific, worrisome, worrying, darkened, lightless, black, gloomful, intemperate, subdued, twilit, doughy, weighty, hefty, leaden, distressing, deep, caliginous, compact, heavy-footed, heavy-duty, serious, chaste, oppressive, significant, dim, darkish, fatty, sufficient, tenebrous, taxing, soggy, Stygian, accented, glooming, harsh, distressful, non-buoyant, big, massive, fat, twilight(a), Acheronian, disturbinglight, light source(noun)
any device serving as a source of illumination
"he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
Synonyms:
illumination, igniter, lighting, lightness, sparkle, light source, brightness level, spark, brightness, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, luminousness, luminance, ignitor, twinkle, visible lightAntonyms:
darkness, dark, pitch-black, hefty, heavy-duty, darkling, doughy, heavy, demanding, oppressive, accented, unlit, dim, Stygian, heavy-footed, troubling, pitch-dark, glooming, twilight(a), significant, big, darkish, deep, distressful, lightless, perturbing, darkening, Acheronian, gloomy, massive, indigestible, tenebrific, distressing, chaste, stressed, Acherontic, aphotic, tenebrous, fat, black, subdued, serious, worrying, sufficient, caliginous, dense, impure, unlighted, compact, important, fatty, unilluminated, semidark, taxing, burdensome, dusky, well, weighty, disturbing, heavier-than-air, crepuscular, weighted, gloomful, Cimmerian, harsh, onerous, intemperate, tenebrious, leaden, worrisome, thick, non-buoyant, ponderous, sulky, darkened, soggy, twilitlight(noun)
a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
"although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
Synonyms:
illumination, igniter, lighting, lightness, sparkle, light source, brightness level, spark, brightness, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, luminousness, luminance, ignitor, twinkle, visible lightAntonyms:
dark, darkness, compact, heavy, Acherontic, twilight(a), hefty, black, pitch-dark, significant, weighty, fat, serious, burdensome, big, stressed, tenebrific, troubling, heavy-footed, pitch-black, darkening, important, semidark, darkling, caliginous, distressful, glooming, dusky, oppressive, unilluminated, sufficient, twilit, harsh, worrisome, intemperate, onerous, doughy, ponderous, Acheronian, chaste, unlit, aphotic, sulky, indigestible, taxing, disturbing, Stygian, accented, heavy-duty, leaden, fatty, deep, darkish, distressing, perturbing, non-buoyant, impure, dim, weighted, tenebrous, demanding, thick, tenebrious, gloomy, unlighted, darkened, heavier-than-air, worrying, crepuscular, subdued, lightless, soggy, Cimmerian, massive, well, gloomful, denseluminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light(noun)
the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
"its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
Synonyms:
illumination, twinkle, igniter, lighting, lightness, sparkle, light source, brightness level, spark, luminosity, lighter, cleverness, luminousness, luminance, ignitor, brightness, smartness, visible radiation, visible lightAntonyms:
darkness, dark, heavy-duty, non-buoyant, weighted, weighty, Acherontic, Stygian, heavier-than-air, oppressive, darkish, important, aphotic, onerous, dim, pitch-dark, fatty, demanding, gloomful, black, tenebrous, heavy, Acheronian, darkened, lightless, big, twilight(a), sulky, disturbing, taxing, intemperate, well, dense, distressful, darkling, semidark, unilluminated, massive, deep, twilit, worrying, soggy, burdensome, Cimmerian, subdued, crepuscular, tenebrific, unlit, stressed, unlighted, hefty, significant, thick, gloomy, impure, fat, worrisome, indigestible, darkening, heavy-footed, chaste, perturbing, serious, glooming, caliginous, sufficient, ponderous, compact, distressing, doughy, leaden, troubling, accented, harsh, pitch-black, dusky, tenebriouslight(noun)
an illuminated area
"he stepped into the light"
Synonyms:
illumination, igniter, lighting, lightness, sparkle, light source, brightness level, spark, brightness, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, luminousness, luminance, ignitor, twinkle, visible lightAntonyms:
dark, darkness, distressing, burdensome, compact, gloomy, lightless, important, fat, disturbing, dusky, heavy-duty, Acherontic, dense, tenebrious, leaden, thick, black, heavy, sulky, demanding, harsh, heavy-footed, darkish, oppressive, sufficient, twilit, twilight(a), accented, fatty, heavier-than-air, taxing, darkening, serious, pitch-dark, Acheronian, unilluminated, semidark, onerous, significant, darkling, aphotic, non-buoyant, subdued, indigestible, perturbing, pitch-black, distressful, weighted, stressed, glooming, chaste, unlighted, darkened, worrying, massive, big, worrisome, caliginous, well, unlit, intemperate, soggy, gloomful, Cimmerian, weighty, Stygian, doughy, dim, hefty, tenebrific, impure, ponderous, tenebrous, crepuscular, troubling, deeplight, illumination(noun)
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
"follow God's light"
Synonyms:
illumination, miniature, igniter, lighting, clarification, lightness, sparkle, light source, brightness level, elucidation, spark, brightness, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, luminousness, luminance, ignitor, twinkle, illuminance, visible lightAntonyms:
darkness, dark, darkling, serious, heavy, worrisome, soggy, twilit, significant, gloomful, fatty, sufficient, troubling, deep, taxing, semidark, twilight(a), unlighted, dense, disturbing, thick, well, crepuscular, important, lightless, ponderous, non-buoyant, perturbing, indigestible, harsh, Acherontic, impure, pitch-black, caliginous, heavier-than-air, Stygian, unilluminated, burdensome, hefty, distressing, Acheronian, pitch-dark, distressful, onerous, weighty, worrying, unlit, dim, intemperate, tenebrous, glooming, compact, doughy, darkish, leaden, tenebrific, tenebrious, heavy-footed, darkened, weighted, subdued, stressed, massive, accented, chaste, heavy-duty, big, fat, aphotic, Cimmerian, dusky, sulky, oppressive, gloomy, darkening, black, demandinglight, lightness(noun)
the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
"he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
Synonyms:
illumination, high spirits, igniter, lighting, lightness, sparkle, light source, elation, brightness level, agility, legerity, spark, brightness, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, lightsomeness, weightlessness, luminousness, luminance, ignitor, twinkle, nimbleness, visible lightAntonyms:
darkness, dark, compact, pitch-black, hefty, Stygian, gloomy, twilit, twilight(a), dense, darkening, weighted, heavy, thick, accented, glooming, black, indigestible, troubling, demanding, disturbing, unlit, soggy, significant, fatty, non-buoyant, lightless, impure, caliginous, crepuscular, semidark, stressed, subdued, doughy, Acheronian, important, tenebrious, tenebrific, unilluminated, pitch-dark, serious, deep, darkling, tenebrous, leaden, big, harsh, dim, dusky, perturbing, oppressive, worrying, heavier-than-air, well, ponderous, Cimmerian, sulky, onerous, aphotic, darkish, intemperate, heavy-footed, fat, distressful, chaste, distressing, unlighted, sufficient, gloomful, massive, taxing, darkened, weighty, Acherontic, heavy-duty, worrisome, burdensomelight(noun)
a person regarded very fondly
"the light of my life"
Synonyms:
illumination, igniter, lighting, lightness, sparkle, light source, brightness level, spark, brightness, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, luminousness, luminance, ignitor, twinkle, visible lightAntonyms:
darkness, dark, lightless, pitch-black, aphotic, ponderous, twilight(a), distressful, heavy, thick, indigestible, serious, important, sufficient, darkling, darkening, tenebrific, accented, oppressive, troubling, leaden, caliginous, Acheronian, burdensome, non-buoyant, doughy, soggy, darkish, worrying, stressed, Acherontic, darkened, Cimmerian, sulky, gloomy, crepuscular, compact, disturbing, distressing, taxing, perturbing, gloomful, tenebrious, weighted, well, fatty, dusky, unilluminated, tenebrous, pitch-dark, worrisome, Stygian, subdued, heavier-than-air, unlit, black, deep, heavy-footed, chaste, dense, harsh, impure, heavy-duty, demanding, unlighted, twilit, big, significant, glooming, semidark, onerous, intemperate, weighty, fat, dim, massive, heftylight, lighting(noun)
having abundant light or illumination
"they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"
Synonyms:
illumination, ignition, firing, igniter, lighting, lightness, sparkle, light source, kindling, inflammation, brightness level, spark, brightness, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, luminousness, luminance, ignitor, twinkle, visible lightAntonyms:
dark, darkness, heavy, weighty, indigestible, dim, thick, tenebrific, sufficient, burdensome, harsh, darkish, aphotic, heavy-duty, leaden, intemperate, lightless, tenebrious, worrisome, pitch-black, worrying, distressing, unilluminated, heavy-footed, well, serious, Acherontic, crepuscular, chaste, onerous, big, glooming, pitch-dark, accented, soggy, impure, darkling, disturbing, Cimmerian, Acheronian, perturbing, unlighted, black, weighted, darkening, distressful, dusky, fat, non-buoyant, massive, gloomful, ponderous, doughy, significant, fatty, important, caliginous, tenebrous, dense, compact, unlit, twilit, twilight(a), subdued, sulky, stressed, gloomy, semidark, deep, heavier-than-air, darkened, Stygian, oppressive, hefty, demanding, taxing, troublinglight(noun)
mental understanding as an enlightening experience
"he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?"
Synonyms:
illumination, igniter, lighting, lightness, sparkle, light source, brightness level, spark, brightness, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, luminousness, luminance, ignitor, twinkle, visible lightAntonyms:
darkness, dark, black, doughy, pitch-dark, Acheronian, onerous, fat, darkling, accented, heavy, crepuscular, tenebrific, thick, weighted, tenebrous, impure, non-buoyant, important, distressing, dense, dim, gloomful, compact, harsh, pitch-black, twilit, caliginous, serious, worrisome, stressed, unlit, semidark, chaste, glooming, darkened, Stygian, oppressive, disturbing, darkish, ponderous, Acherontic, dusky, subdued, unlighted, Cimmerian, burdensome, soggy, heavy-duty, gloomy, twilight(a), sulky, leaden, significant, darkening, tenebrious, weighty, deep, heavier-than-air, perturbing, sufficient, lightless, hefty, heavy-footed, big, well, worrying, massive, unilluminated, demanding, fatty, aphotic, troubling, intemperate, taxing, indigestible, distressfulsparkle, twinkle, spark, light(noun)
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"
Synonyms:
illumination, arc, coruscation, lightness, lighting, sparkling, sparkle, light source, flicker, brightness level, igniter, visible light, discharge, electric arc, glister, glitter, spark, brightness, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, luminousness, scintillation, luminance, glint, twinkle, glisten, ignitor, electric dischargeAntonyms:
darkness, dark, heavy-footed, indigestible, weighty, heavy, unlit, massive, distressing, harsh, perturbing, burdensome, lightless, taxing, Acherontic, troubling, dusky, stressed, dim, Stygian, oppressive, gloomful, pitch-dark, thick, deep, sulky, onerous, well, glooming, weighted, soggy, ponderous, leaden, twilit, crepuscular, aphotic, twilight(a), unlighted, gloomy, Cimmerian, fatty, caliginous, darkling, dense, black, semidark, darkening, Acheronian, chaste, impure, darkish, hefty, disturbing, important, distressful, tenebrific, non-buoyant, darkened, unilluminated, tenebrous, big, serious, compact, intemperate, pitch-black, tenebrious, heavy-duty, sufficient, demanding, significant, accented, subdued, heavier-than-air, fat, doughy, worrying, worrisomelight(noun)
public awareness
"it brought the scandal to light"
Synonyms:
illumination, igniter, lighting, lightness, sparkle, light source, brightness level, spark, brightness, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, luminousness, luminance, ignitor, twinkle, visible lightAntonyms:
dark, darkness, heavy, darkened, tenebrous, fatty, unlit, serious, tenebrific, doughy, deep, burdensome, glooming, aphotic, well, distressing, massive, onerous, gloomy, important, Cimmerian, twilight(a), pitch-black, soggy, ponderous, big, impure, black, unilluminated, heavy-footed, indigestible, thick, distressful, worrying, twilit, stressed, heavier-than-air, hefty, pitch-dark, dim, leaden, intemperate, Stygian, subdued, weighted, significant, Acheronian, chaste, demanding, troubling, heavy-duty, gloomful, sufficient, darkish, darkening, weighty, perturbing, dusky, caliginous, non-buoyant, dense, unlighted, tenebrious, darkling, fat, taxing, worrisome, compact, oppressive, accented, lightless, disturbing, Acherontic, harsh, sulky, crepuscular, semidarkInner Light, Light, Light Within, Christ Within(noun)
a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
Synonyms:
illumination, igniter, lighting, lightness, sparkle, light source, brightness level, spark, brightness, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, luminousness, luminance, ignitor, twinkle, visible lightAntonyms:
dark, darkness, worrisome, serious, darkling, pitch-dark, heavy, compact, big, subdued, hefty, onerous, significant, gloomy, burdensome, darkened, Stygian, indigestible, thick, heavy-footed, disturbing, distressing, Cimmerian, unlit, heavy-duty, crepuscular, twilight(a), weighted, weighty, pitch-black, black, darkish, taxing, perturbing, glooming, tenebrous, worrying, troubling, fatty, twilit, oppressive, harsh, accented, heavier-than-air, deep, aphotic, sulky, fat, dim, non-buoyant, massive, ponderous, soggy, well, intemperate, distressful, important, doughy, Acherontic, dense, tenebrious, leaden, Acheronian, stressed, unilluminated, chaste, tenebrific, darkening, gloomful, lightless, sufficient, semidark, caliginous, unlighted, demanding, dusky, impurelight(noun)
a visual warning signal
"they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner"
Synonyms:
illumination, igniter, lighting, lightness, sparkle, light source, brightness level, spark, brightness, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, luminousness, luminance, ignitor, twinkle, visible lightAntonyms:
dark, darkness, distressful, Cimmerian, intemperate, unlighted, doughy, semidark, tenebrous, serious, aphotic, gloomy, tenebrious, onerous, heavy-footed, glooming, troubling, non-buoyant, darkish, oppressive, soggy, big, leaden, darkened, pitch-black, heavy, Acheronian, fatty, darkling, heavy-duty, significant, compact, crepuscular, unilluminated, weighted, unlit, ponderous, Stygian, taxing, heavier-than-air, Acherontic, sulky, twilight(a), hefty, caliginous, subdued, lightless, well, massive, deep, darkening, sufficient, dim, dense, important, pitch-dark, weighty, accented, stressed, worrisome, distressing, fat, worrying, disturbing, indigestible, impure, harsh, demanding, gloomful, tenebrific, black, thick, perturbing, chaste, dusky, burdensome, twilitlighter, light, igniter, ignitor(adj)
a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
"do you have a light?"
Synonyms:
illumination, barge, igniter, lighting, lightness, sparkle, light source, brightness level, flatboat, hoy, spark, luminosity, lighter, visible radiation, luminousness, luminance, ignitor, brightness, twinkle, visible lightAntonyms:
dark, darkness, dense, ponderous, tenebrous, pitch-dark, serious, unlit, Cimmerian, compact, heavy, unlighted, troubling, massive, darkling, pitch-black, accented, impure, leaden, crepuscular, indigestible, Stygian, doughy, stressed, fat, Acheronian, demanding, dim, perturbing, weighted, lightless, twilit, non-buoyant, glooming, gloomy, big, dusky, subdued, important, distressing, burdensome, harsh, darkening, heavy-duty, soggy, twilight(a), worrying, heavier-than-air, darkened, Acherontic, semidark, gloomful, distressful, sulky, heavy-footed, deep, thick, chaste, tenebrific, weighty, intemperate, worrisome, significant, oppressive, well, darkish, fatty, onerous, black, sufficient, taxing, caliginous, hefty, unilluminated, aphotic, disturbing, tenebriouslight(adj)
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"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
darkness, dark, darkling, indigestible, dense, semidark, soggy, significant, pitch-black, Acheronian, harsh, unilluminated, Acherontic, tenebrous, serious, heavy, thick, deep, oppressive, unlit, weighted, twilit, fat, heavy-duty, stressed, pitch-dark, unlighted, Cimmerian, dusky, darkened, heavy-footed, twilight(a), aphotic, weighty, hefty, burdensome, perturbing, intemperate, impure, demanding, tenebrific, sufficient, massive, big, doughy, compact, tenebrious, fatty, gloomful, troubling, black, lightless, well, heavier-than-air, crepuscular, gloomy, Stygian, darkish, sulky, subdued, leaden, darkening, important, non-buoyant, distressful, worrying, worrisome, glooming, ponderous, chaste, accented, distressing, onerous, dim, disturbing, taxing, caliginouslight, light-colored(adj)
(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
"light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
dark, darkness, black, oppressive, intemperate, doughy, aphotic, hefty, massive, distressful, compact, darkening, harsh, unlighted, subdued, heavy, heavy-duty, darkened, serious, fat, tenebrific, stressed, Stygian, semidark, pitch-black, darkling, taxing, twilit, Cimmerian, dense, gloomful, non-buoyant, disturbing, tenebrous, darkish, chaste, thick, caliginous, Acheronian, weighted, Acherontic, lightless, dusky, soggy, sufficient, perturbing, important, troubling, pitch-dark, twilight(a), tenebrious, glooming, heavy-footed, dim, demanding, impure, big, crepuscular, distressing, significant, accented, worrisome, ponderous, fatty, leaden, weighty, worrying, gloomy, unilluminated, well, onerous, deep, burdensome, sulky, unlit, indigestible, heavier-than-airlight(adj)
of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
"light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
darkness, dark, doughy, leaden, intemperate, chaste, darkened, ponderous, hefty, gloomy, distressful, distressing, heavy, tenebrious, pitch-dark, worrisome, Stygian, darkening, glooming, harsh, thick, taxing, big, unlit, compact, soggy, well, massive, important, disturbing, dusky, lightless, significant, weighty, dense, impure, fat, darkish, Acherontic, sufficient, gloomful, crepuscular, serious, onerous, pitch-black, non-buoyant, worrying, twilight(a), tenebrous, fatty, darkling, demanding, black, unilluminated, heavier-than-air, accented, aphotic, weighted, sulky, tenebrific, twilit, unlighted, caliginous, heavy-duty, deep, dim, stressed, heavy-footed, burdensome, troubling, Acheronian, perturbing, indigestible, oppressive, Cimmerian, semidark, subduedlight(adj)
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"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
darkness, dark, black, disturbing, gloomy, dense, distressing, aphotic, perturbing, well, worrying, heavy, dusky, distressful, pitch-black, thick, subdued, unlit, darkling, weighty, tenebrous, unlighted, weighted, oppressive, darkening, soggy, tenebrious, Stygian, darkish, caliginous, accented, Acherontic, heavy-footed, Acheronian, non-buoyant, serious, sufficient, troubling, big, unilluminated, burdensome, significant, demanding, harsh, chaste, sulky, taxing, deep, gloomful, twilight(a), compact, indigestible, stressed, pitch-dark, onerous, hefty, massive, tenebrific, fatty, doughy, Cimmerian, ponderous, crepuscular, impure, lightless, fat, darkened, leaden, glooming, dim, worrisome, semidark, heavier-than-air, important, heavy-duty, intemperate, twilitlight(adj)
psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
"a light heart"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
dark, darkness, burdensome, Stygian, black, weighty, darkened, distressing, pitch-dark, heavy, tenebrific, harsh, unilluminated, subdued, massive, important, non-buoyant, Acheronian, heavy-duty, significant, dim, darkling, tenebrious, hefty, heavier-than-air, serious, troubling, disturbing, dusky, perturbing, worrying, weighted, unlighted, Cimmerian, chaste, tenebrous, oppressive, intemperate, demanding, gloomy, onerous, well, crepuscular, impure, lightless, unlit, doughy, darkening, Acherontic, stressed, glooming, fat, worrisome, thick, big, dense, leaden, twilit, sulky, heavy-footed, distressful, pitch-black, fatty, aphotic, twilight(a), darkish, taxing, caliginous, accented, semidark, soggy, deep, gloomful, ponderous, compact, indigestible, sufficientlight(adj)
characterized by or emitting light
"a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
dark, darkness, distressing, significant, soggy, unlit, twilight(a), oppressive, indigestible, heavy, sulky, fatty, well, serious, accented, burdensome, massive, Cimmerian, unlighted, harsh, perturbing, tenebrific, doughy, leaden, onerous, twilit, ponderous, deep, subdued, dusky, impure, heavy-footed, chaste, worrying, glooming, big, darkish, heavy-duty, important, hefty, distressful, Stygian, demanding, Acheronian, Acherontic, thick, compact, intemperate, caliginous, aphotic, non-buoyant, fat, disturbing, weighted, semidark, troubling, tenebrous, pitch-dark, darkling, dim, dense, taxing, stressed, pitch-black, tenebrious, heavier-than-air, darkening, gloomy, crepuscular, gloomful, weighty, lightless, unilluminated, black, sufficient, worrisome, darkenedunaccented, light, weak(adj)
(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"
Synonyms:
light-headed, lite, wanton, sapless, wakeful, faint, lightheaded, feeble, low-cal, decrepit, watery, lightsome, debile, light-colored, unaccented, weak, weakly, easy, promiscuous, abstemious, atonic, unclouded, clean, light(a), frail, clear, idle, fallible, imperfect, infirm, tripping, short, scant(p), washy, rickety, sluttish, swooning, calorie-free, looseAntonyms:
darkness, dark, gloomful, thick, intemperate, Acheronian, taxing, heavy, accented, leaden, dusky, ponderous, disturbing, darkish, perturbing, darkening, dense, black, sufficient, Acherontic, non-buoyant, gloomy, big, demanding, oppressive, lightless, worrying, unilluminated, pitch-dark, distressing, heavier-than-air, impure, massive, serious, tenebrific, aphotic, unlighted, darkling, tenebrous, subdued, Stygian, burdensome, important, twilit, deep, significant, compact, distressful, caliginous, tenebrious, Cimmerian, glooming, weighty, pitch-black, heavy-footed, semidark, twilight(a), fat, stressed, indigestible, troubling, heavy-duty, weighted, harsh, dim, sulky, soggy, darkened, chaste, fatty, onerous, crepuscular, doughy, unlit, hefty, worrisome, welllight(adj)
easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
"a light diet"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
dark, darkness, weighted, accented, thick, distressful, unilluminated, stressed, worrisome, troubling, Acheronian, darkening, semidark, serious, ponderous, fat, sulky, harsh, fatty, onerous, tenebrific, caliginous, well, darkling, big, heavy, dusky, heavier-than-air, Cimmerian, doughy, distressing, massive, pitch-dark, perturbing, aphotic, tenebrious, Acherontic, chaste, lightless, soggy, gloomy, crepuscular, glooming, dense, pitch-black, indigestible, compact, unlit, darkened, unlighted, important, burdensome, twilight(a), black, tenebrous, leaden, weighty, significant, darkish, demanding, sufficient, deep, dim, gloomful, impure, Stygian, oppressive, heavy-duty, heavy-footed, twilit, taxing, disturbing, hefty, worrying, intemperate, non-buoyant, subduedlight(adj)
(used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
"light soil"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
dark, darkness, Stygian, distressful, unlighted, sulky, leaden, accented, onerous, harsh, sufficient, worrying, indigestible, twilight(a), weighty, perturbing, taxing, caliginous, doughy, gloomful, heavy, unlit, impure, fat, pitch-black, darkling, tenebrous, serious, oppressive, crepuscular, Cimmerian, non-buoyant, unilluminated, important, subdued, soggy, gloomy, worrisome, darkened, thick, stressed, tenebrious, ponderous, big, compact, lightless, distressing, weighted, Acheronian, dense, intemperate, well, darkish, dim, deep, semidark, Acherontic, heavy-duty, aphotic, dusky, heavy-footed, pitch-dark, troubling, demanding, twilit, glooming, massive, heavier-than-air, darkening, hefty, fatty, disturbing, black, chaste, burdensome, tenebrific, significantclean, clear, light, unclouded(adj)
(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"
Synonyms:
light-headed, clear(p), well-defined, wanton, lightsome, swooning, uninfected, lightheaded, neat, cloudless, idle, sporting, clean-cut, light-colored, unaccented, exonerated, weak, low-cal, clean-living, promiscuous, sportsmanlike, light(a), percipient, abstemious, faint, unclouded, vindicated, clean, readable, open, absolved, lite, wakeful, clear, sporty, fresh, short, unobjectionable, tripping, fair, clear-cut, unmortgaged, scant(p), decipherable, blank, white, cleared, sluttish, exculpated, calorie-free, uncontaminating, easy, looseAntonyms:
dark, darkness, heavy, darkening, distressing, indigestible, crepuscular, perturbing, darkish, accented, Stygian, darkling, serious, Acherontic, glooming, intemperate, unilluminated, heavy-duty, massive, black, stressed, hefty, ponderous, lightless, pitch-black, unlit, non-buoyant, impure, semidark, weighted, onerous, disturbing, gloomy, sulky, dense, worrisome, Acheronian, harsh, Cimmerian, dusky, gloomful, troubling, twilight(a), well, deep, burdensome, compact, tenebrious, heavier-than-air, twilit, tenebrific, unlighted, sufficient, worrying, darkened, weighty, soggy, tenebrous, caliginous, important, distressful, fat, chaste, doughy, heavy-footed, taxing, aphotic, big, oppressive, leaden, fatty, thick, subdued, dim, significant, demanding, pitch-darklight, lightsome, tripping(adj)
moving easily and quickly; nimble
"the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"
Synonyms:
light-headed, lilting, lite, wanton, wakeful, faint, lightheaded, swingy, low-cal, lightsome, light-colored, unaccented, weak, light-hearted, easy, promiscuous, abstemious, unclouded, clean, light(a), blithe, lighthearted, clear, idle, swinging, tripping, short, scant(p), blithesome, sluttish, swooning, calorie-free, looseAntonyms:
dark, darkness, chaste, burdensome, doughy, perturbing, tenebrious, hefty, disturbing, onerous, darkening, big, black, Acherontic, glooming, subdued, sulky, soggy, heavy, unlit, heavy-duty, darkened, thick, distressful, fat, ponderous, heavier-than-air, darkling, darkish, Acheronian, dusky, tenebrous, dense, well, unilluminated, serious, semidark, massive, important, distressing, Stygian, dim, tenebrific, aphotic, compact, accented, non-buoyant, pitch-dark, pitch-black, significant, worrisome, lightless, taxing, impure, sufficient, gloomful, troubling, harsh, unlighted, leaden, gloomy, indigestible, fatty, twilit, deep, worrying, stressed, Cimmerian, demanding, twilight(a), intemperate, oppressive, crepuscular, caliginous, weighty, heavy-footed, weightedlight(adj)
demanding little effort; not burdensome
"light housework"; "light exercise"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
dark, darkness, weighty, lightless, demanding, caliginous, heavy, doughy, ponderous, pitch-dark, darkling, accented, soggy, Acherontic, tenebrious, gloomful, dense, pitch-black, crepuscular, heavy-footed, distressful, semidark, heavier-than-air, Cimmerian, significant, gloomy, heavy-duty, disturbing, stressed, subdued, darkening, worrisome, glooming, chaste, distressing, taxing, dusky, deep, perturbing, aphotic, troubling, tenebrific, sufficient, darkish, fatty, unlit, darkened, worrying, unlighted, oppressive, hefty, unilluminated, leaden, dim, thick, compact, indigestible, intemperate, serious, burdensome, twilit, black, fat, harsh, important, weighted, well, non-buoyant, big, onerous, sulky, Stygian, twilight(a), massive, tenebrous, Acheronian, impurelight(adj)
of little intensity or power or force
"the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
dark, darkness, Cimmerian, hefty, weighty, Acheronian, distressful, heavy, black, impure, twilit, doughy, subdued, crepuscular, tenebrous, pitch-black, tenebrific, serious, big, darkling, burdensome, leaden, significant, caliginous, intemperate, dim, fat, indigestible, dusky, thick, perturbing, onerous, gloomy, unlighted, twilight(a), darkish, heavy-footed, well, unilluminated, weighted, aphotic, taxing, important, gloomful, sulky, non-buoyant, darkened, worrisome, tenebrious, soggy, ponderous, stressed, oppressive, Acherontic, glooming, worrying, pitch-dark, darkening, heavier-than-air, accented, fatty, sufficient, harsh, semidark, heavy-duty, distressing, deep, Stygian, unlit, disturbing, compact, lightless, chaste, demanding, dense, troubling, massivelight(adj)
(physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
"light water is ordinary water"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
dark, darkness, lightless, doughy, sufficient, important, accented, intemperate, heavy, heavy-footed, crepuscular, darkened, weighty, black, demanding, compact, unlit, well, aphotic, impure, distressful, Stygian, subdued, thick, pitch-dark, tenebrious, oppressive, twilight(a), Acherontic, darkling, deep, darkish, distressing, non-buoyant, ponderous, glooming, darkening, indigestible, serious, fatty, unlighted, gloomy, burdensome, heavy-duty, fat, gloomful, soggy, massive, sulky, hefty, caliginous, big, onerous, worrying, harsh, dim, dense, heavier-than-air, weighted, significant, stressed, Cimmerian, Acheronian, chaste, troubling, tenebrific, dusky, tenebrous, semidark, twilit, unilluminated, worrisome, disturbing, taxing, perturbing, pitch-black, leadenfaint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded(adj)
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"
Synonyms:
vague, light-headed, lite, wanton, wakeful, faint, lightheaded, feeble, featherbrained, low-cal, lightsome, fainthearted, light-colored, unaccented, shadowy, weak, easy, promiscuous, dim, airheaded, abstemious, unclouded, clean, timid, light(a), clear, idle, wispy, silly, faint-hearted, tripping, short, dizzy, scant(p), empty-headed, sluttish, swooning, calorie-free, giddy, looseAntonyms:
dark, darkness, significant, heavy-footed, hefty, onerous, heavy, well, harsh, chaste, big, Stygian, serious, leaden, darkened, darkling, sufficient, unlit, troubling, darkening, Acheronian, pitch-black, gloomful, oppressive, tenebrific, tenebrous, twilight(a), doughy, non-buoyant, important, indigestible, compact, weighty, deep, aphotic, dim, worrying, caliginous, stressed, Cimmerian, intemperate, lightless, twilit, ponderous, worrisome, subdued, distressful, taxing, sulky, accented, tenebrious, unlighted, dense, fatty, perturbing, distressing, burdensome, weighted, Acherontic, gloomy, heavier-than-air, dusky, disturbing, crepuscular, pitch-dark, darkish, thick, fat, glooming, heavy-duty, black, soggy, unilluminated, semidark, impure, demanding, massivelight(adj)
very thin and insubstantial
"thin paper"; "light summer dresses"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
darkness, dark, semidark, tenebrific, Acheronian, Acherontic, darkling, heavy, unilluminated, worrying, dense, taxing, weighted, oppressive, tenebrious, troubling, burdensome, twilight(a), glooming, twilit, pitch-black, accented, impure, deep, gloomy, caliginous, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, black, ponderous, darkish, onerous, lightless, weighty, tenebrous, unlighted, serious, non-buoyant, stressed, crepuscular, indigestible, hefty, thick, heavy-duty, darkening, gloomful, aphotic, Stygian, leaden, doughy, soggy, chaste, intemperate, dim, heavier-than-air, distressful, harsh, sulky, big, darkened, fat, subdued, demanding, important, fatty, sufficient, unlit, pitch-dark, worrisome, Cimmerian, dusky, massive, heavy-footed, compact, well, significantabstemious, light(a)(adj)
marked by temperance in indulgence
"abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
Antonyms:
dark, darkness, gloomful, distressful, weighted, worrisome, accented, tenebrous, darkling, heavy, harsh, chaste, significant, pitch-dark, onerous, hefty, important, troubling, deep, twilit, massive, black, darkish, dusky, taxing, lightless, non-buoyant, serious, semidark, well, fatty, gloomy, ponderous, heavy-duty, dim, stressed, impure, Acherontic, intemperate, distressing, big, burdensome, aphotic, unilluminated, soggy, thick, disturbing, weighty, doughy, dense, indigestible, darkened, pitch-black, sufficient, subdued, leaden, tenebrious, heavy-footed, darkening, compact, perturbing, fat, caliginous, sulky, Acheronian, twilight(a), Stygian, glooming, heavier-than-air, unlighted, oppressive, unlit, tenebrific, crepuscular, demanding, worrying, Cimmerianlight, scant(p), short(adj)
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
"a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
Antonyms:
darkness, dark, darkened, glooming, darkling, dim, fatty, Acherontic, caliginous, massive, unlit, troubling, sufficient, well, darkish, heavy, impure, indigestible, dense, onerous, stressed, harsh, Acheronian, chaste, big, subdued, unlighted, heavier-than-air, deep, doughy, perturbing, important, Stygian, pitch-black, hefty, worrisome, sulky, gloomy, lightless, distressful, weighty, heavy-duty, compact, serious, taxing, non-buoyant, worrying, unilluminated, intemperate, crepuscular, heavy-footed, twilit, significant, oppressive, distressing, tenebrous, demanding, ponderous, thick, tenebrific, fat, aphotic, accented, twilight(a), leaden, burdensome, tenebrious, semidark, darkening, black, disturbing, soggy, dusky, gloomful, Cimmerian, weighted, pitch-darklight(adj)
having little importance
"losing his job was no light matter"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
darkness, dark, heavier-than-air, fatty, stressed, troubling, distressful, darkish, tenebrous, chaste, accented, sufficient, Acheronian, soggy, indigestible, unlighted, fat, perturbing, heavy, semidark, worrisome, gloomy, weighty, massive, well, oppressive, twilight(a), Stygian, aphotic, serious, darkling, heavy-duty, intemperate, dusky, onerous, leaden, harsh, ponderous, burdensome, worrying, weighted, hefty, glooming, unilluminated, unlit, subdued, Acherontic, pitch-dark, compact, impure, tenebrious, gloomful, darkened, taxing, important, crepuscular, disturbing, distressing, heavy-footed, dense, demanding, significant, deep, lightless, sulky, darkening, tenebrific, big, thick, doughy, pitch-black, Cimmerian, caliginous, non-buoyant, twilit, black, dimlight(adj)
intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
"light verse"; "a light comedy"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
dark, darkness, tenebrious, Acherontic, sulky, compact, harsh, caliginous, darkish, tenebrous, soggy, tenebrific, ponderous, glooming, doughy, pitch-dark, important, hefty, intemperate, massive, disturbing, black, serious, semidark, thick, darkening, gloomful, heavy, unilluminated, gloomy, worrisome, crepuscular, twilit, deep, stressed, chaste, weighted, distressing, well, fat, troubling, fatty, perturbing, onerous, distressful, big, heavier-than-air, dim, heavy-duty, worrying, pitch-black, aphotic, heavy-footed, weighty, leaden, darkling, lightless, non-buoyant, unlighted, impure, subdued, indigestible, unlit, dusky, burdensome, significant, dense, oppressive, Cimmerian, twilight(a), sufficient, Acheronian, demanding, darkened, Stygian, taxing, accentedidle, light(adj)
silly or trivial
"idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"
Synonyms:
light-headed, lite, wanton, unfounded, jobless, wakeful, faint, lightheaded, low-cal, calorie-free, lightsome, dead, out of work, light-colored, unaccented, weak, easy, promiscuous, abstemious, unclouded, clean, light(a), baseless, clear, idle, wild, tripping, short, scant(p), unused, groundless, sluttish, swooning, unwarranted, looseAntonyms:
darkness, dark, heavy, stressed, thick, chaste, intemperate, ponderous, deep, heavier-than-air, important, soggy, worrying, tenebrous, taxing, heavy-footed, burdensome, sufficient, black, weighty, sulky, compact, twilight(a), well, indigestible, doughy, aphotic, onerous, perturbing, lightless, fat, tenebrific, tenebrious, heavy-duty, unilluminated, unlighted, unlit, worrisome, hefty, leaden, distressing, Stygian, non-buoyant, massive, darkened, glooming, fatty, serious, impure, Cimmerian, significant, troubling, oppressive, dense, semidark, darkling, disturbing, darkening, Acherontic, distressful, pitch-black, gloomful, pitch-dark, Acheronian, caliginous, big, dusky, harsh, subdued, twilit, weighted, darkish, gloomy, demanding, accented, dim, crepuscularlight(adj)
designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
"light aircraft"; "a light truck"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
darkness, dark, demanding, darkish, intemperate, darkling, weighted, black, dim, big, unlit, compact, tenebrific, chaste, heavy, stressed, indigestible, worrisome, fatty, fat, unlighted, tenebrous, troubling, distressing, caliginous, serious, soggy, dusky, tenebrious, lightless, perturbing, semidark, gloomy, pitch-black, important, distressful, gloomful, subdued, unilluminated, significant, heavy-duty, oppressive, glooming, accented, Stygian, onerous, Acherontic, Cimmerian, sulky, burdensome, doughy, well, worrying, darkening, twilit, disturbing, heavier-than-air, deep, leaden, heavy-footed, aphotic, dense, twilight(a), crepuscular, harsh, sufficient, darkened, impure, thick, taxing, massive, hefty, Acheronian, ponderous, non-buoyant, weighty, pitch-darklight, lite, low-cal, calorie-free(adj)
having relatively few calories
"diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, trippingAntonyms:
darkness, dark, heavy-footed, dim, heavy, important, serious, crepuscular, onerous, compact, sulky, worrying, dusky, tenebrific, darkling, stressed, glooming, darkening, well, caliginous, chaste, deep, significant, big, accented, taxing, fatty, heavy-duty, unlighted, pitch-dark, disturbing, demanding, ponderous, non-buoyant, worrisome, unilluminated, intemperate, doughy, Acherontic, semidark, sufficient, indigestible, lightless, subdued, heavier-than-air, oppressive, aphotic, burdensome, massive, perturbing, twilight(a), gloomful, leaden, Acheronian, soggy, gloomy, impure, dense, unlit, black, thick, tenebrous, tenebrious, pitch-black, fat, twilit, darkish, distressful, troubling, darkened, harsh, hefty, Stygian, weighted, weighty, distressing, Cimmerianlight, wakeful(adj)
(of sleep) easily disturbed
"in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night"
Synonyms:
weak, lightheaded, promiscuous, low-cal, open-eyed, unaccented, clean, lightsome, easy, faint, light(a), sluttish, loose, abstemious, clear, wakeful, idle, vigilant, unclouded, light-headed, short, scant(p), light-colored, calorie-free, wanton, swooning, lite, waking, argus-eyed, trippingAntonyms:
darkness, dark, heavy-footed, well, Cimmerian, deep, heavy-duty, subdued, indigestible, crepuscular, tenebrous, gloomy, intemperate, demanding, black, compact, onerous, darkling, tenebrific, burdensome, glooming, harsh, pitch-dark, fatty, big, perturbing, stressed, serious, heavy, twilit, oppressive, aphotic, sufficient, massive, distressing, tenebrious, lightless, leaden, dim, unlighted, important, Acheronian, taxing, semidark, dense, worrying, pitch-black, heavier-than-air, disturbing, dusky, chaste, non-buoyant, impure, accented, troubling, twilight(a), unlit, darkish, Stygian, sulky, fat, weighted, darkened, soggy, Acherontic, weighty, ponderous, significant, doughy, unilluminated, worrisome, gloomful, darkening, distressful, thick, hefty, caliginouseasy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton(verb)
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
"her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
Synonyms:
motiveless, light-headed, sluttish, wanton, wakeful, faint, prosperous, at large(p), well-situated, soft, gentle, idle, blowsy, lightsome, blowzy, light-colored, unaccented, slatternly, weak, low-cal, lite, easy, promiscuous, well-off, liberal, abstemious, informal, unclouded, leisurely, unaffixed, open, light(a), well-to-do, clear, well-fixed, easygoing, on the loose(p), comfortable, lightheaded, clean, tripping, short, scant(p), unprovoked, free, well-heeled, slack, swooning, calorie-free, escaped, lax, looseAntonyms:
dark, darkness, worrisome, worrying, significant, darkling, perturbing, disturbing, ponderous, heavy, accented, harsh, fatty, tenebrious, oppressive, Cimmerian, soggy, stressed, lightless, Acherontic, tenebrific, non-buoyant, gloomy, distressing, compact, subdued, hefty, deep, semidark, impure, important, heavy-footed, sufficient, unlit, Acheronian, fat, darkish, twilight(a), taxing, heavy-duty, heavier-than-air, leaden, pitch-dark, dusky, serious, massive, sulky, crepuscular, well, darkening, troubling, dim, twilit, burdensome, unilluminated, thick, glooming, caliginous, dense, pitch-black, Stygian, big, onerous, aphotic, indigestible, chaste, intemperate, darkened, black, unlighted, weighted, distressful, gloomful, demanding, weighty, doughy, tenebrouslight, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate(verb)
make lighter or brighter
"This lamp lightens the room a bit"
Synonyms:
brighten, fire up, enlighten, get down, crystalize, clear up, ignite, shed light on, illumine, illuminate, dismount, perch, sort out, clear, get off, elucidate, alight, crystallise, light up, straighten out, fall, crystallize, unhorse, crystalise, illumeAntonyms:
dark, darkness, chaste, heavy, disturbing, massive, crepuscular, harsh, intemperate, burdensome, oppressive, weighted, tenebrous, significant, subdued, twilight(a), perturbing, ponderous, gloomy, unlit, accented, darkling, impure, Acherontic, dim, darkish, unlighted, darkening, pitch-dark, onerous, semidark, caliginous, non-buoyant, demanding, well, distressful, gloomful, big, black, weighty, serious, Stygian, glooming, aphotic, distressing, sufficient, heavy-duty, fatty, dense, lightless, doughy, worrying, Acheronian, deep, stressed, darkened, tenebrific, heavy-footed, taxing, troubling, fat, indigestible, sulky, hefty, unilluminated, Cimmerian, twilit, worrisome, tenebrious, heavier-than-air, important, soggy, compact, thick, leaden, dusky, pitch-blacklight up, fire up, light(verb)
begin to smoke
"After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
Synonyms:
brighten, fire up, get down, clear up, ignite, dismount, illumine, illuminate, inflame, perch, clear, get off, alight, stir up, light up, fall, wake, unhorse, illume, heatAntonyms:
dark, darkness, darkling, ponderous, gloomful, crepuscular, weighty, tenebrific, sulky, burdensome, serious, dense, deep, gloomy, big, leaden, unilluminated, important, distressful, worrisome, dim, worrying, black, onerous, caliginous, perturbing, non-buoyant, troubling, lightless, oppressive, aphotic, stressed, heavy, Acherontic, Cimmerian, tenebrious, twilight(a), fat, glooming, darkening, darkened, sufficient, unlit, tenebrous, pitch-black, hefty, pitch-dark, unlighted, harsh, heavier-than-air, compact, fatty, disturbing, well, demanding, intemperate, soggy, significant, taxing, twilit, distressing, accented, subdued, Acheronian, darkish, thick, heavy-duty, massive, indigestible, Stygian, doughy, semidark, heavy-footed, chaste, impure, dusky, weightedalight, light, perch(verb)
to come to rest, settle
"Misfortune lighted upon him"
Synonyms:
fire up, get down, ignite, illumine, illuminate, dismount, perch, get off, climb down, rest, alight, light up, fall, unhorse, roost, illumeAntonyms:
dark, darkness, impure, oppressive, Cimmerian, subdued, darkening, twilight(a), caliginous, pitch-dark, dim, disturbing, tenebrious, tenebrous, taxing, worrisome, serious, dusky, sulky, pitch-black, doughy, heavy, fat, deep, Stygian, darkling, onerous, non-buoyant, Acheronian, heavier-than-air, perturbing, harsh, gloomy, weighted, crepuscular, chaste, well, important, distressful, unlit, burdensome, twilit, demanding, semidark, hefty, accented, intemperate, weighty, unilluminated, unlighted, thick, fatty, distressing, lightless, darkened, compact, ponderous, black, stressed, Acherontic, leaden, significant, indigestible, sufficient, massive, aphotic, tenebrific, troubling, darkish, heavy-duty, worrying, dense, gloomful, heavy-footed, big, glooming, soggyignite, light(verb)
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
"Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
Synonyms:
fire up, get down, catch fire, ignite, illumine, illuminate, dismount, inflame, wake, get off, alight, stir up, light up, erupt, fall, conflagrate, combust, perch, unhorse, take fire, illume, heatAntonyms:
dark, darkness, significant, sufficient, darkish, serious, doughy, accented, dim, weighted, pitch-dark, pitch-black, darkling, thick, unlighted, Stygian, Acheronian, heavy, glooming, well, worrisome, stressed, ponderous, heavy-footed, troubling, impure, tenebrific, dense, weighty, disturbing, crepuscular, sulky, taxing, heavy-duty, gloomy, caliginous, hefty, unilluminated, massive, heavier-than-air, harsh, twilight(a), darkened, important, fat, tenebrious, black, burdensome, distressful, twilit, Acherontic, non-buoyant, unlit, chaste, indigestible, dusky, tenebrous, soggy, darkening, intemperate, semidark, aphotic, big, demanding, perturbing, worrying, gloomful, leaden, Cimmerian, compact, oppressive, subdued, fatty, distressing, deep, onerous, lightlessfall, light(verb)
fall to somebody by assignment or lot
"The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
Synonyms:
fall, unhorse, ignite, shine, go down, accrue, come down, strike, devolve, dismount, perch, diminish, precipitate, settle, get off, lessen, get down, alight, light up, pass, descend, come, return, flow, illumine, illuminate, hang, fire up, decrease, illume, fall downAntonyms:
dark, darkness, onerous, perturbing, weighted, darkening, tenebrous, heavy, non-buoyant, dense, chaste, intemperate, harsh, well, troubling, twilight(a), significant, pitch-dark, Stygian, leaden, Acherontic, hefty, pitch-black, heavy-duty, heavier-than-air, distressful, taxing, sulky, oppressive, caliginous, darkling, lightless, compact, distressing, heavy-footed, important, indigestible, weighty, accented, dim, fatty, dusky, tenebrious, ponderous, tenebrific, fat, unlighted, thick, glooming, doughy, big, Cimmerian, deep, darkish, gloomful, demanding, black, unlit, worrying, gloomy, sufficient, soggy, darkened, crepuscular, subdued, worrisome, aphotic, serious, unilluminated, twilit, impure, disturbing, massive, Acheronian, burdensome, stressed, semidarkunhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down(adverb)
alight from (a horse)
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trip out, swallow, write down, get, bring down, get off, trip, mail, send off, lower, demoralise, commence, dismount, illuminate, light up, demoralize, illume, fire up, dispirit, hop out, get out, fall, alight, set about, take down, set down, turn on, start, put down, begin, escape, perch, ignite, let down, cast down, start out, depress, send, illumine, get by, deject, dismay, get down, unhorse, get away, set outAntonyms:
dark, darkness, non-buoyant, gloomy, tenebrious, indigestible, dim, pitch-black, disturbing, accented, fat, darkened, Stygian, troubling, heavy, worrisome, Acherontic, subdued, stressed, chaste, distressing, pitch-dark, significant, semidark, weighty, darkling, weighted, serious, tenebrific, sufficient, dusky, hefty, gloomful, leaden, important, soggy, crepuscular, heavy-duty, Cimmerian, twilit, big, worrying, impure, harsh, glooming, black, massive, perturbing, onerous, well, intemperate, twilight(a), oppressive, unilluminated, darkish, fatty, demanding, lightless, deep, thick, Acheronian, ponderous, taxing, caliginous, distressful, compact, darkening, dense, aphotic, unlighted, unlit, doughy, heavy-footed, burdensome, sulky, tenebrous, heavier-than-airlightly, light(adverb)
with few burdens
"experienced travellers travel light"
Synonyms:
thinly, gently, softly, lightlyAntonyms:
darkness, dark, heavy-duty, impure, distressful, chaste, weighty, stressed, heavy, crepuscular, subdued, ponderous, indigestible, demanding, disturbing, fatty, Stygian, thick, non-buoyant, darkened, semidark, dense, unilluminated, accented, unlit, sufficient, big, serious, black, twilit, darkening, glooming, lightless, well, caliginous, pitch-dark, tenebrous, onerous, pitch-black, gloomy, tenebrious, worrying, aphotic, gloomful, compact, fat, deep, worrisome, dim, Cimmerian, troubling, doughy, taxing, Acheronian, unlighted, oppressive, perturbing, important, burdensome, Acherontic, tenebrific, significant, intemperate, weighted, distressing, dusky, sulky, hefty, soggy, heavier-than-air, massive, darkish, heavy-footed, darkling, twilight(a), leaden, harsh
English Synonyms and Antonyms
light
Light, strictly denoting a form of radiant energy, is used as a general term for any luminous effect discernible by the eye, from the faintest phosphorescence to the blaze of the noonday sun. A flame is both hot and luminous; if it contains few solid particles it will yield little light, tho it may afford intense heat, as in the case of a hydrogen-flame. A blaze is an extensive, brilliant flame. A flare is a wavering flame or blaze; a flash is a light that appears and disappears in an instant; as, a flash of lightning; the flash of gunpowder. The glare and glow are steady, the glare painfully bright, the glow subdued; as, the glare of torches; the glow of dying embers. Shine and shining refer to a steady or continuous emission of light; sheen is a faint shining, usually by reflection. Glimmer, glitter, and shimmer denote wavering light. We speak of the glimmer of distant lamps through the mist; of the shimmer of waves in sunlight or moonlight. A gleam is not wavering, but transient or intermittent; a sudden gleam of light came through the half-open door; a glitter is a hard light; as, the glitter of burnished arms. A sparkle is a sudden light, as of sparks thrown out; scintillation is the more exact and scientific term for the actual emission of sparks, also the figurative term for what suggests such emission; as, scintillations of wit or of genius. Twinkle and twinkling are used of the intermittent light of the fixed stars. Glistening is a shining as from a wet surface. Illumination is a wide-spread, brilliant light, as when all the windows of a house or of a street are lighted. The light of incandescence is intense and white like that from metal at a white heat.
Synonyms:
blaze, flame, flare, flash, flicker, glare, gleam, gleaming, glimmer, glistening, glistering, glitter, glow, illumination, incandescence, luster, scintillation, sheen, shimmer, shine, shining, sparkle, twinkle, twinklingAntonyms:
blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, gloom, gloominess, obscurity, shade, shadow
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
light(n)
Synonyms:
luminosity, radiance, beam, gleam, phosphorescence, scintillation, coruscation, flash, brightness, brilliancy, effulgence, splendor, blaze, candle, lamp, lantern, explanation, instruction, illumination, understanding, interpretation, day, lifeAntonyms:
darkness, dimness, obscurity, shade, duskiness, gloom, extinction, misinterpretation, ignorance, misunderstanding, night, death, confusion, mystification, tenebrositylight(a)
Synonyms:
imponderous, portable, unweighty, buoyant, volatile, easy, digestible, scanty, active, unencumbered, empty, slight, gentle, unsteady, capricious, vain, frivolous, characterless, thoughtless, unthoughtful, unconsidered, inadequate, incompact, unsubstantial, inconsiderable, not difficult, bright, whitish, triflingAntonyms:
heavy, ponderous, weighty, immovable, leaden, solid, hard, indigestible, full, lazy, encumbered, burdened, oppressed, weighed, loaded, laden, ballasted, grave, serious, important, violent, steady, firm, principled, cautious, reflective, reliable, liable, sensible, earnest, thoughtful, well-considered, well-weighed, adequate, stiff, compact, dark, dark-colored
Editors Contribution
jyoti
jyoti means roshni or light
diye ki jyoti urjawaan thi
leichte
it is a german word, means a simple language
Submitted by yusra.anees96 on March 28, 2020lux
''lux'' a latin word for "light"
Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
light(n.)
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medium of visionlight(n.)
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diffusion of luminous rayslight(n.)
light(n.)
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candle, lamp, taper, light-house, &clight(n.)
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instruction, knowledge, comprehension, insightlight(n.)
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illustration, explanation, elucidationlight(n.)
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window, pane of glass, &clight(n.)
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public noticelight(n.)
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10. aspect, point of viewlight(a.)
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buoyant, of little weight, not heavy, not denselight(a.)
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easy to be borne, not burdensomelight(a.)
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easy to be done, not difficultlight(a.)
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porous, spongy, not clammy (said of bread)light(a.)
light(a.)
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unincumbered, unburdened, free from impediments, not heavily ladenlight(a.)
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slight, trifling, small, inconsiderable, moderatelight(a.)
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gossamery, flimsy, unsubstantiallight(a.)
light(a.)
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10. gay, airy, buoyant, light-heartedlight(a.)
light(a.)
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whitish, of a whitish shadelight(v. a.)
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kindle, inflame, ignite, set fire to, set on fire, apply the match tolight(v. a.)
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give light to, guide by lightlight(v. a.)
Synonyms:
illuminate, lighten, illume, irradiate
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
light(a)
Synonyms:
buoyant, easy, inoppressive, active, nimble, deft, fleet, swift, spry, spongy, porous, well-leavened, incompact, loose, porous, gossamery, sleazy, flimsy, thin, unsubstantial, volatile, unsteady, mercurial, fickle, frivolouslight(n)
Synonyms:
illumination, lamp, taper, candle, lantern, head-light, cresset, publicity, public notice, phosphorescence, luminescence, aureole, halo, nimbus, aureola, gloryAssociated words:
photology, photologist, photophobia, catoptrics, dioptrics, photics, ormuzd, luminarylight(v)
Synonyms:
ignite, illumine, illuminatelight(v)
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "light":
luminous, lights, luz, slight, lightweight, lamp, léger, lighting, view, light-duty, lumière, small, mild, lumen, illumination, vista, iight, fire, birth, pale, photonics, light-weight, licht, al-nour, basis, minor, kwong, context, bright, thin, spotlight, account, lamps, daylight, perspective, little, glimmer, leyte, sunlight, siu, seen, lenient, background, backdrop, luminosity
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How to use light in a sentence?
Is this just beautiful? Could we have asked for a more beautiful painting from God? And just think, God paints with water and light to make that. Isnt that amazing? Im so happy that you all came here.
Everything Amy did was life and love affirming, she was such a bright light with a great sense of wonder.
We didn't take into consideration how many people he may have done this to, too, and that has been an eye-opening thing that brings light to this. because he didn't rape me, I didn't know what to make of it, so I just moved on.
One of most the greatest moment in life, is when you notice light when you are in the dark.
JTACs — they’re only going to use it for writing, so red lights are going to be best for them because they don’t want it to interfere with their night vision, but let’ssay the PJs,on the other hand — maybe they want one that has ultraviolet light so that blood is now visible, or maybe they want one with infrared so that they could signal to each other. So there are all these different options on the light spectrum that we can play on depending on the mission.
Translations for light
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- نورArabic
- světloCzech
- lysDanish
- LichtGerman
- φωςGreek
- lumoEsperanto
- luzSpanish
- سبکPersian
- valoFinnish
- lumièreFrench
- éadromIrish
- रोHindi
- fényHungarian
- լույսըArmenian
- cahayaIndonesian
- luceItalian
- אוֹרHebrew
- 光Japanese
- ಬೆಳಕುKannada
- 빛Korean
- luxLatin
- lichtDutch
- lettNorwegian
- światłoPolish
- levePortuguese
- ușoarăRomanian
- светRussian
- lättSwedish
- ஒளிTamil
- కాంతిTelugu
- เบาThai
- ışıkTurkish
- світлоUkrainian
- روشنیUrdu
- ánh sángVietnamese
- ליכטYiddish
- 光Chinese
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