What is the meaning of lighter?

noun

• A substance used to ignite or kindle a fire.
  • synonyms: igniter, ignitor
• A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires.
  • usage: "do you have a light"
  • synonyms: light, igniter, ignitor
• A flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals.
  • synonyms: barge, flatboat, hoy

verb

• Transport in a flatbottom boat.

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"
  • synonyms: light
• 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, 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"
  • synonyms: light
• 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"
  • synonyms: light
• Psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles.
  • usage: "a light heart"
  • synonyms: light
• 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"
  • synonyms: 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, light, weak
• Easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned.
  • usage: "a light diet"
  • synonyms: light
• Used of soil. ( loose and large-grained in consistency)
  • usage: "light soil"
  • synonyms: light
• 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, light, unclouded
• Moving easily and quickly; nimble.
  • usage: "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step"
  • synonyms: light, lightsome, tripping
• Demanding little effort; not burdensome.
  • usage: "light housework"; "light exercise"
  • synonyms: light
• Of little intensity or power or force.
  • usage: "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze"
  • synonyms: light
• Physics, chemistry. ( not having atomic weight greater than average)
  • usage: "light water is ordinary water"
  • synonyms: light
• 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, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded
• Very thin and insubstantial.
  • usage: "thin paper"; "light summer dresses"
  • synonyms: light
• Marked by temperance in indulgence.
  • usage: "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
  • synonyms: abstemious, light
• 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: light, scant, short
• Having little importance.
  • usage: "losing his job was no light matter"
  • synonyms: light
• Intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound.
  • usage: "light verse"; "a light comedy"
  • synonyms: light
• Silly or trivial.
  • usage: "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter"
  • synonyms: idle, light
• Designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight.
  • usage: "light aircraft"; "a light truck"
  • synonyms: light
• Having relatively few calories)
  • usage: "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light. mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet"
  • synonyms: light, lite, low-cal, calorie-free
• Of sleep. ( easily disturbed)
  • usage: "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night"
  • synonyms: light, wakeful
• Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior.
  • usage: "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
  • synonyms: easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton

adverb

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