light
definition: marked by temperance in indulgence
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abstemious
definition: with few burdens
example: experienced travellers travel light
speech part: adverb
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lightly
definition: characterized by or emitting light
example: a room that is light when the shutters are open
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definition: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
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easy
definition: with regard to color, having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
example: Light blue is a color associated with the University of North Carolina.
speech part: adjective
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light-colored
definition: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
example: light soil
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definition: (of sleep) easily disturbed
example: in a light doze
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wakeful
definition: demanding little effort
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definition: having relatively few calories
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speech part: adjective
definition: easily assimilated in the alimentary canal
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definition: of comparatively little physical weight or density
example: a light load
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definition: designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
example: light aircraft
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definition: psychologically light
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definition: not great in degree or quantity or number
example: a light sentence
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definition: (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
example: light water is ordinary water
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definition: of little intensity or power or force
example: The light touch of their fingers was exhilirating.
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definition: moving easily and quickly
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definition: of the military or industry
example: using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
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heavy
definition: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
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clear
definition: silly or trivial
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idle
definition: intended primarily as entertainment
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definition: having little importance
example: Losing a job is no light matter.
speech part: adjective
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definition: (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
example: a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable
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weak
unaccented
definition: less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
example: a light pound
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short
definition: very thin and insubstantial
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definition: weak and likely to lose consciousness
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speech part: adjective
definition: any device serving as a source of illumination
example: I stopped the car and turned off the lights.
speech part: noun
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light source
definition: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
example: do you have a light?
speech part: noun
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lighter
definition: the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
example: The director was excellent at making the light part add to the drama of the play.
speech part: noun
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lightness
definition: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
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speech part: noun
definition: the quality of being luminous
example: emitting or reflecting light
speech part: noun
definition: public awareness
example: it brought the scandal to light
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definition: mental understanding as an enlightening experience
example: They finally saw the light.
speech part: noun
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definition: a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
example: Although they saw it in a different light, they still did not understand.
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definition: a visual warning signal
example: they saw the light of the beacon
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definition: an illuminated area
example: I stepped into the light.
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definition: a person regarded very fondly
example: the light of my life
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definition: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
example: the light was filtered through a soft glass window
speech part: noun
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visible radiation
definition: having abundant light or illumination
example: they played as long as it was light
speech part: noun
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lighting
definition: a condition of spiritual awareness
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speech part: noun
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illumination
definition: make lighter or brighter
example: This lamp lightens the room a bit
speech part: verb
definition: begin to smoke
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speech part: verb
definition: alight from (a horse)
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speech part: verb
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dismount
definition: to come to rest, settle
example: Misfortune lighted upon him
speech part: verb
definition: fall to somebody by assignment or lot
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speech part: verb
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fall
definition: cause to start burning
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speech part: verb