light

Etymology 1


From, , , from , from , from , from , from the root.

Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Related also to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light.
 * 2) * 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
 * When the studio light is on, I am recording my evening show.
 * 1)  Infrared or ultraviolet radiation.
 * 2)  A source of illumination.
 * 3) A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
 * 4) A traffic light, or  an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
 * 5)   Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
 * 6)  Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.
 * 7) A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
 * 8)  The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
 * 9) A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
 * , "Why Christ's Doctrine was Rejected by the Jews"
 * Frequent consideration of a thing shows it in its several lights and various ways of appearance.
 * 1) A flame or something used to create fire.
 * 2)  A cigarette lighter.
 * 3) A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
 * 4) A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
 * 5) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
 * 6)  A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
 * 7) Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
 * 8) The power of perception by vision.
 * 9) The brightness of the eye or eyes.
 * 1)  Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.
 * 2) A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
 * 3)  The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
 * 4) A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
 * , "Why Christ's Doctrine was Rejected by the Jews"
 * Frequent consideration of a thing shows it in its several lights and various ways of appearance.
 * 1) A flame or something used to create fire.
 * 2)  A cigarette lighter.
 * 3) A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
 * 4) A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
 * 5) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
 * 6)  A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
 * 7) Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
 * 8) The power of perception by vision.
 * 9) The brightness of the eye or eyes.
 * 1) A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
 * 2) A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
 * 3) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
 * 4)  A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
 * 5) Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
 * 6) The power of perception by vision.
 * 7) The brightness of the eye or eyes.
 * 1)  A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
 * 2) Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
 * 3) The power of perception by vision.
 * 4) The brightness of the eye or eyes.
 * 1) The power of perception by vision.
 * 2) The brightness of the eye or eyes.
 * 1) The brightness of the eye or eyes.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:light source
 * See also Thesaurus:light source

Etymology 2
From, , from , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  To start (a fire).
 * We lit the fire to get some heat.
 * 1)  To set fire to; to set burning.
 * She lit her last match.
 * 1)  To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
 * I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night.
 * 1) * 19th century',, The Fortnightly Review
 * One hundred years ago, to have lit this theatre as brilliantly as it is now lighted would have cost, I suppose, fifty pounds.
 * 1)  To become ignited; to take fire.
 * This soggy match will not light.
 * 1) To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
 * 2)  To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
 * Light the extra ball by amassing 500 million points in the wizard mode.
 * One hundred years ago, to have lit this theatre as brilliantly as it is now lighted would have cost, I suppose, fifty pounds.
 * 1)  To become ignited; to take fire.
 * This soggy match will not light.
 * 1) To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
 * 2)  To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
 * Light the extra ball by amassing 500 million points in the wizard mode.
 * 1) To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
 * 2)  To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
 * Light the extra ball by amassing 500 million points in the wizard mode.
 * Light the extra ball by amassing 500 million points in the wizard mode.

Translations

 * Esperanto:
 * Guaraní:
 * Hindi:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:  ,
 * Interlingua: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Tagalog:
 * Tupinambá:

Etymology 3
From, , , from , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Adjective



 * 1) Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
 * 2) Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
 * 3)  Served with extra milk or cream.
 * 1) Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
 * 2)  Served with extra milk or cream.
 * 1)  Served with extra milk or cream.
 * 1)  Served with extra milk or cream.

Synonyms

 * : white, with milk, with cream
 * : white, with milk, with cream
 * : white, with milk, with cream

Etymology 4
From, , from , from or , from.

Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (lāghar).

Adjective

 * 1) Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
 * 2) Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
 * 3) Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
 * 4) Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.
 * 5) Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
 * 6) Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
 * 7)  Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
 * 8)  Riding high because of no cargo;  pertaining to a ship which is light.
 * 9)  Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
 * 10) With low viscosity.
 * 11)  Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
 * 12) Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
 * This light beer still gets you drunk if you have enough of it.
 * 1) Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
 * a light drizzle; a light rain was falling; a light snow set in
 * 1) Gentle; having little force or momentum.
 * This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch.
 * 1) Easy to endure or perform.
 * light duties around the house
 * 1) Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
 * I made some light comment, and we moved on.
 * 1)  Unchaste, wanton.
 * 2) Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
 * 3)  Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
 * a light, vain person; a light mind
 * 1) Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
 * Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse.
 * 1) Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
 * 2) Easily interrupted by stimulation.
 * light sleep; light anesthesia
 * 1) Cheerful.
 * I made some light comment, and we moved on.
 * 1)  Unchaste, wanton.
 * 2) Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
 * 3)  Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
 * a light, vain person; a light mind
 * 1) Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
 * Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse.
 * 1) Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
 * 2) Easily interrupted by stimulation.
 * light sleep; light anesthesia
 * 1) Cheerful.
 * 1) Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
 * Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse.
 * 1) Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
 * 2) Easily interrupted by stimulation.
 * light sleep; light anesthesia
 * 1) Cheerful.
 * 1) Easily interrupted by stimulation.
 * light sleep; light anesthesia
 * 1) Cheerful.

Synonyms

 * ,, low-alcohol
 * ,, low-alcohol
 * ,, low-alcohol
 * ,, low-alcohol

Antonyms

 * , fatty, strong
 * , fatty, strong
 * , fatty, strong
 * , fatty, strong

Translations

 * Guaraní:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua: ,
 * Javanese:
 * Lithuanian: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Tupinambá:

Adverb

 * 1) Carrying little.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:

Noun

 * 1)  A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
 * 2)  A low-alcohol lager.
 * 3)  A member of the light cavalry.
 * 1)  A member of the light cavalry.
 * 1)  A member of the light cavalry.

Verb

 * 1)  To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
 * 2) To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.

Translations

 * Finnish: ,
 * Italian: allegiare,
 * Norwegian: losse
 * Swahili:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:

Etymology 5
From, from , from , from , from.

Verb

 * 1) To find by chance.
 * I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's.
 * 1) To stop upon of eyes or a glance; to notice
 * 2)  To alight; to land or come down.
 * She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet.
 * 1) * 1769, Benjamin Blayney (Ed.), King James Bible (Genesis 25:64)
 * And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
 * 1) * 1957, (Theodor Geisel), 
 * And our fish came down, too. He fell into a pot! He said, "Do I like this? Oh, no! I do not. This is not a good game," Said our fish as he lit.
 * 1) * 1957, (Theodor Geisel), 
 * And our fish came down, too. He fell into a pot! He said, "Do I like this? Oh, no! I do not. This is not a good game," Said our fish as he lit.
 * And our fish came down, too. He fell into a pot! He said, "Do I like this? Oh, no! I do not. This is not a good game," Said our fish as he lit.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: натъквам се
 * Danish: snuble over
 * Finnish: löytää sattumalta,
 * Ido:
 * Swahili:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * Swahili:
 * Vietnamese:

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) light, slight
 * 2)  diet, low-fat, fat-free, light

Etymology
From, from , from , from , from the root.

Noun

 * 1) The radiation which allows for vision by brightening objects and colours.
 * 2) Illumination in general, or any source thereof.
 * 3) The metaphorical clarity resulting from philosophical or religious ideals such as truth, wisdom, righteousness, etc.
 * 4) Mental or spiritual acuity; the presence of life in a living being.
 * 5)  The property of lustre; how shiny a substance is.
 * 6)  Heavenly radiance; glory
 * 7)  an opening in a wall allowing for the transmission of light; a window.
 * 8) The sense of sight.
 * 9) The state of being easily seen.

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1)   low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt or other undesirable substances

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1)  low in fat, calories, salt, alcohol, etc.
 * 2)   low in tar, nicotine and other noxious chemicals
 * 3)  Lacking substance or seriousness; lite