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less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" insufficient
characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light" ablaze(p), bioluminescent, bright, candescent, floodlit, fluorescent, illuminated, illuminating, incandescent, lamplit, lighting-up(a), livid, phosphorescent, sunlit, white, luminescent
(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder" pale, pastel, powdery, palish
(of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" shallow
demanding little effort; not burdensome; "light housework"; "light exercise" undemanding
having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet" nonfat
of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C" airy, buoyant, feathery, lightweight, low-density(p), featherweight, lighter-than-air
designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; "light aircraft"; "a light truck" light-duty
psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart" fooling
not great in degree or quantity or number; "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney" easy
(physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water"
of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze" easy
moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step" light-footed
of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons" light-armed
having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened; "light pastries" leavened
intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy" frivolous
having little importance; "losing his job was no light matter" insignificant
easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet" digestible
a visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner"
a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light"
an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light"
a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life"
the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God''s light"
make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?"
a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?"
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" unstressed
silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter" frivolous
very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses" thin
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" ill
with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light"
fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" unchaste
(used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil" loose
to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"
a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
(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" pure
begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"
get off (a horse)
the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
     

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