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| n. (phenomenon) | 1. light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation.; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" |
| ~ natural philosophy, physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions.; "his favorite subject was physics" |
| ~ actinic radiation, actinic ray | electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions. |
| ~ beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft of light, irradiation, beam, shaft | a column of light (as from a beacon). |
| ~ candle flame, candlelight | the light provided by a burning candle. |
| ~ corona | one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object. |
| ~ counterglow, gegenschein | a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space. |
| ~ daylight | light during the daytime. |
| ~ electromagnetic spectrum | the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves. |
| ~ firelight | the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace). |
| ~ fluorescence | light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength. |
| ~ friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp | a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground. |
| ~ gaslight | light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas. |
| ~ glowing, radiance, glow | the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface. |
| ~ glow | a steady even light without flames. |
| ~ half-light | a greyish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors). |
| ~ incandescence, glow | the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised. |
| ~ lamplight | light from a lamp. |
| ~ luminescence | light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures. |
| ~ shooting star, meteor | a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode. |
| ~ moonlight, moonshine, moon | the light of the Moon.; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by" |
| ~ starlight | the light of the stars. |
| ~ sunlight, sunshine, sun | the rays of the sun.; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind" |
| ~ scintillation | (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle. |
| ~ streamer | light that streams.; "streamers of flames" |
| ~ torchlight | light from a torch or torches. |
| ~ twilight | the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. light, light source | any device serving as a source of illumination.; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights" |
| ~ anchor light, riding lamp, riding light | a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor. |
| ~ blinker, flasher | a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages. |
| ~ fairy light | a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas). |
| ~ flood lamp, floodlight, photoflood, flood | light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography. |
| ~ headlamp, headlight | a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive. |
| ~ houselights | lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium. |
| ~ jacklight | a light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night. |
| ~ navigation light | light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip. |
| ~ night-light | light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids). |
| ~ panel light | a light to illuminate an instrument panel. |
| ~ room light | light that provides general illumination for a room. |
| ~ sconce | a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce. |
| ~ searchlight | a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction. |
| ~ running light, sidelight | light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow. |
| ~ source of illumination | any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation. |
| ~ strip lighting | light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illumination. |
| ~ theater light | any of various lights used in a theater. |
| ~ torch | a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. light | a particular perspective or aspect of a situation.; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand" |
| ~ perspective, view, position | a way of regarding situations or topics etc..; "consider what follows from the positivist view" |
| n. (attribute) | 4. brightness, brightness level, light, luminance, luminosity, luminousness | the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light.; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" |
| ~ physical property | any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions. |
| ~ illuminance, illumination | the luminous flux incident on a unit area. |
| ~ incandescence | light from heat. |
| ~ glow, luminescence | light from nonthermal sources. |
| n. (location) | 5. light | an illuminated area.; "he stepped into the light" |
| ~ scene | the place where some action occurs.; "the police returned to the scene of the crime" |
| n. (state) | 6. illumination, light | a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination.; "follow God's light" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| n. (attribute) | 7. light, lightness | the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures.; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark" |
| ~ visual property | an attribute of vision. |
| ~ gloriole, halo, aura, aureole, nimbus, glory | an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint. |
| ~ sunniness | lightness created by sunlight. |
| ~ highlighting, highlight | an area of lightness in a picture. |
| ~ brightness | the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white. |
| n. (person) | 8. light | a person regarded very fondly.; "the light of my life" |
| ~ friend | a person you know well and regard with affection and trust.; "he was my best friend at the university" |
| n. (state) | 9. light, lighting | having abundant light or illumination.; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good" |
| ~ illumination | the degree of visibility of your environment. |
| n. (cognition) | 10. light | mental understanding as an enlightening experience.; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?" |
| ~ brainstorm, brainwave, insight | the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation. |
| n. (attribute) | 11. light, spark, sparkle, twinkle | 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" |
| ~ verve, vitality | an energetic style. |
| ~ expression, look, face, facial expression, aspect | the feelings expressed on a person's face.; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" |
| n. (cognition) | 12. light | public awareness.; "it brought the scandal to light" |
| ~ general knowledge, public knowledge | knowledge that is available to anyone. |
| n. (motive) | 13. christ within, inner light, light, light within | a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul. |
| ~ ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality | motivation based on ideas of right and wrong. |
| n. (communication) | 14. light | a visual warning signal.; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner" |
| ~ visual signal | a signal that involves visual communication. |
| ~ traffic light, traffic signal, stoplight | a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections. |
| n. (artifact) | 15. igniter, ignitor, light, lighter | a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires.; "do you have a light?" |
| ~ cigar lighter, cigarette lighter, pocket lighter | a lighter for cigars or cigarettes. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ fuze, fuse, primer, priming, fuzee, fusee | any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant. |
| ~ friction match, match, lucifer | lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction.; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag" |
| ~ match | a burning piece of wood or cardboard.; "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode" |
| v. (change) | 16. illume, illuminate, illumine, light, light up | make lighter or brighter.; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" |
| ~ lighten up, lighten | become lighter.; "The room lightened up" |
| ~ floodlight | illuminate with floodlights. |
| ~ spotlight | illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater. |
| v. (consumption) | 17. fire up, light, light up | begin to smoke.; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up" |
| ~ smoke | inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes.; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?" |
| ~ ignite, light | cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat.; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" |
| v. (motion) | 18. alight, light, perch | to come to rest, settle.; "Misfortune lighted upon him" |
| ~ land, set down | reach or come to rest.; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" |
| v. (weather) | 19. ignite, light | cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat.; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" |
| ~ burn, combust | undergo combustion.; "Maple wood burns well" |
| ~ fire up, light, light up | begin to smoke.; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up" |
| ~ reignite | ignite anew, as of something burning.; "The strong winds reignited the cooling embers" |
| ~ conflagrate, enkindle, kindle, inflame | cause to start burning.; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" |
| ~ combust, burn | cause to burn or combust.; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" |
| ~ light up | ignite.; "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano" |
| ~ flare up | ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down.; "the fire flared up and died down once again" |
| v. (possession) | 20. fall, light | fall to somebody by assignment or lot.; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" |
| ~ devolve, return, fall, pass | be inherited by.; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" |
| ~ accrue, fall | come into the possession of.; "The house accrued to the oldest son" |
| ~ fall | to be given by assignment or distribution.; "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student" |
| v. (motion) | 21. dismount, get down, get off, light, unhorse | alight from (a horse). |
| ~ horseback riding, riding | travel by being carried on horseback. |
| ~ come down, descend, go down, fall | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
| adj. | 22. light | 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" |
| ~ lightweight | weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use.; "a lightweight fabric"; "lightweight wood" |
| ~ airy | having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air.; "airy gauze curtains" |
| ~ buoyant, floaty | tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas.; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf" |
| ~ lighter-than-air | relating to a balloon or other aircraft that flies because it weighs less than the air it displaces. |
| ~ low-density | having low relative density or specific gravity. |
| adj. | 23. light, light-colored | (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent.; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder" |
| ~ white | being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light.; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress" |
| ~ pale | very light colored; highly diluted with white.; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes" |
| ~ palish | slightly pale. |
| ~ pastel | delicate and pale in color.; "pastel pink" |
| ~ powdery | as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder.; "a powdery blue" |
| adj. | 24. light | of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment.; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons" |
| ~ light-armed, lightly-armed | armed with light weapons. |
| adj. | 25. light | 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" |
| adj. | 26. light | psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles.; "a light heart" |
| ~ fooling, casual | characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility.; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter" |
| adj. | 27. light | characterized by or emitting light.; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light" |
| ~ inflamed, reddened, ablaze | lighted with red light as if with flames.; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire" |
| ~ autofluorescent | emitting light via self-induced fluorescence. |
| ~ bioluminescent | (of living organisms) emitting light.; "fireflies are bioluminescent" |
| ~ bright | having lots of light either natural or artificial.; "the room was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights" |
| ~ candescent | glowing from great heat. |
| ~ floodlighted, floodlit | illuminated by means of floodlights.; "the floodlit courtyard" |
| ~ fluorescent | emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source. |
| ~ illuminated, lit, well-lighted, lighted | provided with artificial light.; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell" |
| ~ candent, incandescent | emitting light as a result of being heated.; "an incandescent bulb" |
| ~ lamplit | lighted by a lamp.; "our lamplit mountain retreat" |
| ~ lighting-up | turning lights on.; "it's lighting-up time" |
| ~ livid | (of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity.; "livid lightning streaked the sky"; "a thousand flambeaux...turned all at once that deep gloom into a livid and preternatural day" |
| ~ luminescent | emitting light not caused by heat. |
| ~ phosphorescent | emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous.; "the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood" |
| ~ sunlit, sunstruck | lighted by sunlight.; "the sunlit slopes of the canyon"; "violet valleys and the sunstruck ridges" |
| ~ white | of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets.; "white nights" |
| adj. | 28. light, unaccented, weak | (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" |
| ~ unstressed | not bearing a stress or accent.; "short vowels are unstressed" |
| adj. | 29. light | easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned.; "a light diet" |
| ~ digestible | capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal. |
| adj. | 30. light | (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency.; "light soil" |
| ~ loose | not compact or dense in structure or arrangement.; "loose gravel" |
| adj. | 31. clean, clear, light, unclouded | (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" |
| ~ pure | free of extraneous elements of any kind.; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen" |
| adj. | 32. light, lightsome, tripping | moving easily and quickly; nimble.; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step" |
| ~ light-footed | (of movement) having a light and springy step.; "a light-footed girl" |
| adj. | 33. light | demanding little effort; not burdensome.; "light housework"; "light exercise" |
| ~ undemanding | requiring little if any patience or effort or skill.; "the pay was adequate and the job undemanding"; "simple undemanding affection"; "an undemanding boss" |
| adj. | 34. light | of little intensity or power or force.; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze" |
| ~ easy, gentle, soft | having little impact.; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" |
| adj. | 35. light | (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average.; "light water is ordinary water" |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| adj. | 36. faint, light, light-headed, lightheaded, swooning | 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" |
| ~ ill, sick | affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function.; "ill from the monotony of his suffering" |
| adj. | 37. light | very thin and insubstantial.; "thin paper"; "light summer dresses" |
| ~ thin | of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section.; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" |
| adj. | 38. abstemious, light | marked by temperance in indulgence.; "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper" |
| ~ temperate | not extreme in behavior.; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking" |
| adj. | 39. light, scant, short | less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so.; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" |
| ~ insufficient, deficient | of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement.; "insufficient funds" |
| adj. | 40. light | having little importance.; "losing his job was no light matter" |
| ~ unimportant, insignificant | devoid of importance, meaning, or force. |
| adj. | 41. light | intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound.; "light verse"; "a light comedy" |
| ~ frivolous | not serious in content or attitude or behavior.; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman" |
| adj. | 42. idle, light | silly or trivial.; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter" |
| ~ frivolous | not serious in content or attitude or behavior.; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman" |
| adj. | 43. light | designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight.; "light aircraft"; "a light truck" |
| ~ light-duty | not designed for heavy work.; "a light-duty detergent" |
| adj. | 44. calorie-free, light, lite, low-cal | having relatively few calories.; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet" |
| ~ fat-free, fatless, nonfat | without fat or fat solids.; "nonfat or fat-free milk" |
| adj. | 45. light, wakeful | (of sleep) easily disturbed.; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" |
| ~ shallow | not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply.; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance" |
| adj. | 46. easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton | casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior.; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" |
| ~ unchaste | not chaste.; "unchaste conduct" |
| adv. | 47. light, lightly | with few burdens.; "experienced travellers travel light" |
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