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(adj) easy, promiscuous, loose, wanton, sluttish
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
her easy virtue; he was told to avoid loose (or light) women; wanton behavior
(adj) light-colored
(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
light blue; light colors such as pastels; a light-colored powder
(adj) wakeful
(of sleep) easily disturbed
in a light doze; a light sleeper; a restless wakeful night
(adj) lite, low-cal, calorie-free
having relatively few calories
diet cola; light (or lite) beer; lite (or light) mayonnaise; a low-cal diet
moving easily and quickly; nimble
the dancer was light and graceful; a lightsome buoyant step; walked with a light tripping step
(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
(adj) idle
silly or trivial
idle pleasure; light banter; light idle chatter
(adj) weak, unaccented
(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
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
a light pound; a scant cup of sugar; regularly gives short weight
(adj) abstemious
marked by temperance in indulgence
abstemious with the use of adverbs; a light eater; a light smoker; ate a light supper
(adj) swooning, faint, light-headed, lightheaded
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
(adv) lightly
with few burdens
experienced travellers travel light
(noun) light source
any device serving as a source of illumination
he stopped the car and turned off the lights
(noun) lighter, igniter, ignitor
a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
do you have a light?
(noun) lightness
the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark
(noun) 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
(noun) luminance, luminosity, luminousness, brightness, brightness level
the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun
(noun) Inner Light, Light, Light Within, Christ Within
a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
(noun) visible light, visible radiation
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
the light was filtered through a soft glass window
(noun) lighting
having abundant light or illumination
they played as long as it was light; as long as the lighting was good
(noun) illumination
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
follow God's light
(verb) light up, illume, illuminate, illumine
make lighter or brighter
This lamp lightens the room a bit
begin to smoke
After the meal, some of the diners lit up
(verb) get down, get off, unhorse, dismount
alight from (a horse)
to come to rest, settle
Misfortune lighted upon him
(verb) fall
fall to somebody by assignment or lot
The task fell to me; It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims
(verb) ignite
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter; Light a cigarette