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lightnoun the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possiblehe read poetry to her by the light of the moon blaze, flare, fluorescence, glare, gleam, glow, illumination, incandescence, luminescence, radiance, shine flash, glimmer, glint, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle, twinkledaylight, moonlight, sunlight, sunshineafterglow, aureole(or aureola), aurora, beam, halo, ray, shaft, streak, stream, sunbeamglisten, gloss, luster(or lustre), polish, reflection, sheen blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, duskiness, gloom, night, shadow something that provides illuminationturn off the light when you go to bed beacon, illuminant, lamp arc lamp(also arc light), candelabra, candelabrum, candle, chandelier, dark lantern, electric, flare, flash, flashbulb, flashcube, flashlight, floodlight, fluorescent lamp, gaslight, gasolier, girandole, headlight, incandescent lamp, klieg light(or kleig light), lantern, light bulb, lighthouse, lighting, sconce, spotlight, streetlight, sun lamp a person who is widely known and usually much talked abouta leading light in the acting profession cause célèbre(also cause celebre), celeb, celebrity, figure, icon(also ikon), luminary, megastar, name, notability, notable, notoriety, personage, personality, somebody, standout, star, superstar, VIP favorite, heartthrob, hero, idoldemigod, dignitary, eminence, immortal, monument, pillar, worthybaron, big shot, bigwig, kahuna, magnate, mogul, nabob, panjandrum nobody, noncelebrity lightweight, mediocrityhas-been the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearancewith the coming of light we could see all the damage that the storm had caused aurora, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, day, daybreak, daylight, morn, morning, sun, sunrise, sunup daytimeforenoon nightfall, sundown, sunset dark, darkness, midnight, night, nighttimeafternoon, middaydusk, evening, eventide, gloaming, twilight lightadj.1having little weightthe suitcase was as light as a feather after all the clothes were removed featherlight, feathery, lightweight, underweight, weightless bantam, diminutive, little, minute, puny, small, smallish, tiny, undersized(also undersize), weeflimsy, fragile, insubstantialpetite, slender, slight, slim, thin heavy, hefty, leaden, overweight, ponderous, weighty big, considerable, extensive, goodly, great, handsome, huge, hulking, jumbo, king-size(or king-sized), large, largish, massive, overscale(or overscaled), oversize(or oversized), sizable(or sizeable), substantial, super, voluminous, whackingbulky, cumbersome, unwieldy involving minimal difficulty or efforta little light work was all it took to straighten up the room cheap, downhill, easy, effortless, facile, fluent, fluid, hands-down, painless, ready, royal, simple, smooth, snap, soft idiotproof, mindless, quick, straightforward, unchallenging, uncomplicatedapparent, clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, perspicuous, plain, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable arduous, demanding, difficult, exacting, formidable, grueling(or gruelling), hard, herculean, killer, labored, laborious, murderous, rough, severe, stiff, strenuous, toilful, toilsome, tough burdensome, exhausting, onerous, oppressive, painful, stressful, taxing, troublesomeabstruse, complex, complicated, intricate, involved, knotty, problematic(also problematical), recondite less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirabletraffic on the highway seems to be very light today exiguous, hand-to-mouth, meager(or meagre), niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, short, wantingbare, bare-bonesleast, littlest, lowest, mere, minimal, slightestslight, small, thinbarren, infertile, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive thin on the ground abundant, ample, bountiful, copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful adequate, enough, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerablefat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, prolific, richlavish, luxuriantblooming, bursting, flourishing, proliferative, swarming, teeming, thrivingexcess, extra, surplus moving easilythe dancer was exceptionally light on her feet agile, featly, feline, graceful, gracile, light-footed(also light-foot), lightsome, lissome(also lissom), lithe, lithesome, nimble, spry acrobatic, flexible, limber, loose-jointed, pliable, pliant, suppleadroit, deft, dexterous(also dextrous), light-fingeredfleet-footed, sure-footedathletic, balletic, coordinated awkward, clumsy, gawky, graceless, klutzy, lumbering, ungainly, ungraceful uncoordinatedinflexible, rigid, stiffbungling, inept, maladroit not harsh or stern especially in nature or effectlight punishment to fit a minor offense balmy, benign, bland, delicate, gentle, mellow, mild, nonabrasive, soft, soothing, tender calm, pacific, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, tranquilclement, compassionate, easy, lenient, mercifulbuffering, cushioning, emollient, softeningsleek, slick, smooth abrasive, caustic, coarse, hard, harsh, rough, scathing, stern, ungentle exquisite, fierce, intense, powerful, severeforceful, forcible, savage, violentroughened, rugged, strongabrading, irritating, rougheninggrim, gruff, rude, stiffheavy-handed, oppressive, pitiless, tyrannical(also tyrannic) resembling air in lightnessthe waves had an especially light foam at their crests because of the strong breeze airy, ethereal, fluffy, gossamer, gossamery cobwebby, dainty, delicate, diaphanous, downy, feathery, flimsy, gauzelike, gauzy, insubstantial, tender, wispybuoyant, lighter-than-air, lightweight, rarefied, unsubstantial, vaporous, weightlesscumulous, pillowy heavy, leaden firm, solid, substantialbulky, burdensome, cumbersome, hefty, hulking, lumpish, ponderous, unwieldy, weighty lightadj.2filled with much lightthe light, airy room is exceptionally cheerful ablaze, alight, bright, brightened, illuminated, illumined, lightsome, lit(or lighted) floodlit(also floodlighted), highlighted, spotlighted(or spotlit)ignited, kindledmoonlit, shiny, sunlit, sunny, sunshiny blackened, dark, darkened, darkish, darkling, dimmed, dusk, dusky, lightless, pitch-black, pitch-dark, tenebrous, unlit gloomy, somber(or sombre), sunlesscloudy, murky, obscured, shadowlike, shadowygray(also grey), leaden, palelightproof lacking intensity of colorwe painted the walls a light blue dull, dulled, faded, pale, pastel, washed-out, washy flat, lackluster, lusterless, matte(also mat or matt)dim, faintdirty, muddyachromatic, colorless, uncolored, undyed, unpainted, unstainedblanched, bleached, washed, white, whitenedgray(also grey), indistinct, neutral dark, deep, gay, rich bright, brilliant, vibrant, vividchromatic, colored, dyed, painted, stained, tinged, tintedcolorful, motley, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, prismatic, rainbow, varicolored, variegatedflashy, garish, gaudy, loud, showy, splashy of light complexionher light skin tends to freckle easily in the sun fair ashen, ashy, pale, paled, palish, pallid, pasty, peaked, peaky, sallow, sallowish, wan, white black, brunet(or brunette), dark, swart, swarthy lightverb1to set (something) on firewe lit the kindling before adding the heavier logs burn, enkindle, fire, ignite, inflame(also enflame), kindle, torch immolatedeflagratechar, frizzle, scorchbake, broil, cookash, cremate, incinerate, kilnset offbrighten, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, lighten, radiatescald, scathe, searreignite, rekindle, relightbank, stoke douse(also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench, snuff (out) choke, smother, suffocatestamp (out)blacken, darken, dim, dull, obscure to supply with lightthe lights from the TV cameras will light this room as though it were high noon bathe, beacon, emblaze, illume, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, lighten brightenbeam, beat (down), radiate, shineenhalo, halofloodlighthighlight, spotlightblaze, burn, fire, flame, glare, glow, ignite, incinerate, kindlebedazzle, blind, daze, dazzlegleam, glisten, glitter blacken, darken, obfuscate dim, dull, obscurecover, shroud, veildouse(also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench, snuff (out) lightverb2to come to rest after descending from the airthe bird lit on the branch and began to sing alight, land, perch, roost, settle, touch down belly-land, crash-land blast off, take off arise, ascend, climb, risefloat, fly, glide, plane, soar, winghang, hover to come down from something (as a vehicle)he hurriedly lighted from the bus and started walking up the street adj.easy, facile, simple, light, effortless, smooth mean not demanding effort or involving difficulty.easy is applicable either to persons or things imposing tasks or to activity required by such tasks.an easy college course facile often adds to easy the connotation of undue haste or shallowness.facile answers to complex questions simple stresses ease in understanding or dealing with because complication is absent.a simple problem in arithmetic light stresses freedom from what is burdensome.a light teaching load effortless stresses the appearance of ease and usually implies the prior attainment of artistry or expertness.moving with effortless grace smooth stresses the absence or removal of all difficulties, hardships, or obstacles.a smooth ride before the 12th century |