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Synonyms for light
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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
lightnoun
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, tenebrositylightadjective
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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
Princeton's WordNet
light, visible light, visible radiationnoun
(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 sourcenoun
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, twilitlightnoun
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, lightnoun
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, tenebriouslightnoun
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, illuminationnoun
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, lightnessnoun
the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
"he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
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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, burdensomelightnoun
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, lightingnoun
having abundant light or illumination
"they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"
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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, troublinglightnoun
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, lightnoun
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, worrisomelightnoun
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 Withinnoun
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, impurelightnoun
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, ignitoradjective
a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
"do you have a light?"
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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, tenebriouslightadjective
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"
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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-coloredadjective
(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
"light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"
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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-airlightadjective
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, subduedlightadjective
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"
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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, twilitlightadjective
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, sufficientlightadjective
characterized by or emitting light
"a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"
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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, weakadjective
(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, welllightadjective
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, subduedlightadjective
(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, uncloudedadjective
(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, trippingadjective
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, weightedlightadjective
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, impurelightadjective
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, massivelightadjective
(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, lightheadedadjective
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, massivelightadjective
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)adjective
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), shortadjective
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-darklightadjective
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, dimlightadjective
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, lightadjective
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, crepuscularlightadjective
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-freeadjective
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, wakefuladjective
(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, wantonverb
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, illuminateverb
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, lightverb
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, perchverb
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, lightverb
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, lightverb
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 downadverb
alight from (a horse)
Synonyms:
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, lightadverb
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
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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, 2019tiyan
who have power to enlighten the world
Submitted by cv_amit on June 26, 2023
Dictionary of English Synonymes
lightnoun
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medium of visionlightnoun
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diffusion of luminous rayslightnoun
lightnoun
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candle, lamp, taper, light-house, &clightnoun
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instruction, knowledge, comprehension, insightlightnoun
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illustration, explanation, elucidationlightnoun
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window, pane of glass, &clightnoun
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public noticelightnoun
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10. aspect, point of viewlightadjective
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buoyant, of little weight, not heavy, not denselightadjective
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easy to be borne, not burdensomelightadjective
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easy to be done, not difficultlightadjective
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porous, spongy, not clammy (said of bread)lightadjective
lightadjective
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unincumbered, unburdened, free from impediments, not heavily ladenlightadjective
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slight, trifling, small, inconsiderable, moderatelightadjective
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gossamery, flimsy, unsubstantiallightadjective
lightadjective
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10. gay, airy, buoyant, light-heartedlightadjective
lightadjective
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whitish, of a whitish shadelightverb
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kindle, inflame, ignite, set fire to, set on fire, apply the match tolightverb
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give light to, guide by lightlightverb
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illuminate, lighten, illume, irradiate
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
lightadjective
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, frivolouslightnoun
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, luminarylightverb
Synonyms:
ignite, illumine, illuminatelightverb
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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( Bud Light) BUD LIGHT MIGHT BUY FREE BEER FOR PHILADELPHIA IF THE EAGLES WIN THE SUPER BOWL According to ESPN, each fridge will contain 200-300 16-ounce bottles and only those already in the bar will be eligible. Bud Light, the official beer of the NFL, wanted to support the Ohio team because of their dedicated fan base. The Bud Light Browns ‘ Victory Fridge ’ is a fun way to celebrate and reward a fan base that has never wavered in enthusiasm or dedication for their team no matter what happens, we’re proud to show our support for Cleveland, and we’re always looking to bring NFL fans and friends together for memorable experiences. It’s going to be fun to be part of the celebration when the team earns their first victory of the season.
Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful.
Remember that in a hall of perfect darkness, totally dark, if you light one small candle, its light will be seen from afar; its precious light will be seen by everyone.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
If Dr Homer take that pigment away, then the light can enter the stroma -- the little fibers that look like bicycle spokes in a light eye - and when the light scatters it only reflects back the shortest wavelengths and that's the blue end of the spectrum.
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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