What is the meaning of light?

noun

• Physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation. (
  • usage: "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
  • synonyms: visible light, visible radiation
• Any device serving as a source of illumination.
  • usage: "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
  • synonyms: light source
• A particular perspective or aspect of a situation.
  • usage: "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
• The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light.
  • usage: "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
  • synonyms: luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness
• An illuminated area.
  • usage: "he stepped into the light"
• A condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination.
  • usage: "follow God's light"
  • synonyms: illumination
• The visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures.
  • usage: "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
  • synonyms: lightness
• A person regarded very fondly.
  • usage: "the light of my life"
• Having abundant light or illumination.
  • usage: "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"
  • synonyms: lighting
• Mental understanding as an enlightening experience.
  • usage: "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem"
• Merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance.
  • usage: "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
  • synonyms: sparkle, twinkle, spark
• Public awareness.
  • usage: "it brought the scandal to light"
• A divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul.
  • synonyms: Inner Light, Light Within, Christ Within
• A visual warning signal.
  • usage: "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner"
• A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires.
  • usage: "do you have a light"
  • synonyms: lighter, igniter, ignitor

verb

• Make lighter or brighter.
  • usage: "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
  • synonyms: illume, illumine, light up, illuminate
• Begin to smoke.
  • usage: "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
  • synonyms: light up, fire up
• To come to rest, settle.
  • usage: "Misfortune lighted upon him"
  • synonyms: alight, perch
• Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat.
  • usage: "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
  • synonyms: ignite
• Fall to somebody by assignment or lot.
  • usage: "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
  • synonyms: fall
• Alight from (a horse.
  • synonyms: unhorse, dismount, get off, get down

adjective

• Of comparatively little physical weight or density.
  • usage: "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal-having a specific gravity of 1. 74 at 20 degrees C"
• Used of color. ( having a relatively small amount of coloring agent)
  • usage: "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"
  • synonyms: light-colored
• Of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment.
  • usage: "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons"
• Not great in degree or quantity or number.
  • usage: "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney"
• Psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles.
  • usage: "a light heart"
• Characterized by or emitting light.
  • usage: "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"
• Used of vowels or syllables. ( pronounced with little or no stress)
  • usage: "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"
  • synonyms: unaccented, weak
• Easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned.
  • usage: "a light diet"
• Used of soil. ( loose and large-grained in consistency)
  • usage: "light soil"
• Of sound or color. ( free from anything that dulls or dims)
  • usage: "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: clean, clear, unclouded
• Moving easily and quickly; nimble.
  • usage: "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"
  • synonyms: lightsome, tripping
• Demanding little effort; not burdensome.
  • usage: "light housework"; "light exercise"
• Of little intensity or power or force.
  • usage: "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze"
• Physics, chemistry. ( not having atomic weight greater than average)
  • usage: "light water is ordinary water"
• Weak and likely to lose consciousness.
  • usage: "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: faint, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded
• Very thin and insubstantial.
  • usage: "thin paper"; "light summer dresses"
• Marked by temperance in indulgence.
  • usage: "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
  • synonyms: abstemious
• Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so.
  • usage: "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
  • synonyms: scant, short
• Having little importance.
  • usage: "losing his job was no light matter"
• Intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound.
  • usage: "light verse"; "a light comedy"
• Silly or trivial.
  • usage: "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"
  • synonyms: idle
• Designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight.
  • usage: "light aircraft"; "a light truck"
• Having relatively few calories)
  • usage: "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light. mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet"
  • synonyms: lite, low-cal, calorie-free
• Of sleep. ( easily disturbed)
  • usage: "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night"
  • synonyms: wakeful
• Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior.
  • usage: "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
  • synonyms: easy, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton

adverb

• With few burdens.
  • usage: "experienced travellers travel light"
  • synonyms: lightly