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light

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of light

1 the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible

he read poetry to her by the light of the moon

Synonyms of light

blaze, flare, fluorescence, glare, gleam, glow, illumination, incandescence, luminescence, radiance, shine

Words Related to light

flash, glimmer, glint, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle

daylight, moonlight, sunlight, sunshine

afterglow, aureole (or aureola), aurora, beam, halo, ray, shaft, streak, stream, sunbeam

glisten, gloss, luster (or lustre), polish, reflection, sheen

Near Antonyms of light

blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, duskiness, gloom, night, shadow

2 something that provides illumination

turn off the light when you go to bed

Synonyms of light

beacon, illuminant, lamp

Words Related to light

arc lamp (also arc light), candelabra, candelabrum, candle, chandelier, dark lantern, electric, flare, flash, flashbulb, flashcube, flashlight, floodlight, fluorescent lamp, gaslight, gasolier, girandole, headlight, incandescent lamp, klieg light (or kleig light), lantern, light bulb, lighthouse, lighting, sconce, spotlight, streetlight, sun lamp

3 a person who is widely known and usually much talked about

a leading light in the acting profession

Synonyms of light

cause célèbre (also cause celebre), celeb, celebrity, figure, icon (also ikon), luminary, megastar, name, notability, notable, notoriety, personage, personality, somebody, standout, star, superstar, VIP

Words Related to light

favorite, heartthrob, hero, idol

demigod, dignitary, eminence, immortal, monument, pillar, worthy

baron, big shot, bigwig, kahuna, magnate, mogul, nabob, panjandrum

Near Antonyms of light

lightweight, mediocrity

Antonyms of light

nobody, noncelebrity

4 the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance

with the coming of light we could see all the damage that the storm had caused

Synonyms of light

aurora, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, day, daybreak, daylight, morn, morning, sun, sunrise, sunup

Words Related to light

Near Antonyms of light

dark, darkness, midnight, night, nighttime

afternoon, midday

dusk, evening, eventide, gloaming, twilight

Antonyms of light

nightfall, sundown, sunset

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light

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of light

1 having little weight

the suitcase was as light as a feather after all the clothes were removed

Synonyms of light

featherlight, feathery, lightweight, underweight, weightless

Words Related to light

bantam, diminutive, little, minute, puny, small, smallish, tiny, undersized (also undersize), wee

flimsy, fragile, insubstantial

petite, slender, slight, slim, thin

Near Antonyms of light

big, considerable, extensive, goodly, great, handsome, huge, hulking, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), large, largish, massive, overscale (or overscaled), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, super, voluminous, whacking

bulky, cumbersome, unwieldy

Antonyms of light

heavy, hefty, leaden, overweight, ponderous, weighty

2 involving minimal difficulty or effort

a little light work was all it took to straighten up the room

Synonyms of light

cheap, downhill, easy, effortless, facile, fluent, fluid, hands-down, painless, ready, royal, simple, smooth, snap, soft

Words Related to light

idiotproof, mindless, quick, straightforward, unchallenging, uncomplicated

apparent, clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, perspicuous, plain, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable

Near Antonyms of light

burdensome, exhausting, onerous, oppressive, painful, stressful, taxing, troublesome

abstruse, complex, complicated, intricate, involved, knotty, problematic (also problematical), recondite

Antonyms of light

arduous, demanding, difficult, exacting, formidable, grueling (or gruelling), hard, herculean, killer, labored, laborious, murderous, rough, severe, stiff, strenuous, toilful, toilsome, tough

3 less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable

traffic on the highway seems to be very light today

Synonyms of light

exiguous, hand-to-mouth, meager (or meagre), niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy

Words Related to light

deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, short, wanting

bare, bare-bones

least, littlest, lowest, mere, minimal, slightest

slight, small, thin

barren, infertile, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive

Phrases Synonymous with light

thin on the ground

Near Antonyms of light

adequate, enough, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable

fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, prolific, rich

lavish, luxuriant

blooming, bursting, flourishing, proliferative, swarming, teeming, thriving

excess, extra, surplus

Antonyms of light

abundant, ample, bountiful, copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful

4 moving easily

the dancer was exceptionally light on her feet

Synonyms of light

agile, featly, feline, graceful, gracile, light-footed (also light-foot), lightsome, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, nimble, spry

Words Related to light

acrobatic, flexible, limber, loose-jointed, pliable, pliant, supple

adroit, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), light-fingered

fleet-footed, sure-footed

athletic, balletic, coordinated

Near Antonyms of light

inflexible, rigid, stiff

bungling, inept, maladroit

Antonyms of light

awkward, clumsy, gawky, graceless, klutzy, lumbering, ungainly, ungraceful

5 not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect

light punishment to fit a minor offense

Synonyms of light

balmy, benign, bland, delicate, gentle, mellow, mild, nonabrasive, soft, soothing, tender

Words Related to light

calm, pacific, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, tranquil

clement, compassionate, easy, lenient, merciful

buffering, cushioning, emollient, softening

sleek, slick, smooth

Near Antonyms of light

exquisite, fierce, intense, powerful, severe

forceful, forcible, savage, violent

roughened, rugged, strong

abrading, irritating, roughening

grim, gruff, rude, stiff

heavy-handed, oppressive, pitiless, tyrannical (also tyrannic)

Antonyms of light

abrasive, caustic, coarse, hard, harsh, rough, scathing, stern, ungentle

6 resembling air in lightness

the waves had an especially light foam at their crests because of the strong breeze

Synonyms of light

airy, ethereal, fluffy, gossamer, gossamery

Words Related to light

cobwebby, dainty, delicate, diaphanous, downy, feathery, flimsy, gauzelike, gauzy, insubstantial, tender, wispy

buoyant, lighter-than-air, lightweight, rarefied, unsubstantial, vaporous, weightless

cumulous, pillowy

Near Antonyms of light

firm, solid, substantial

bulky, burdensome, cumbersome, hefty, hulking, lumpish, ponderous, unwieldy, weighty

Antonyms of light

Synonym Discussion of light

easy, facile, simple, light, effortless, smooth mean not demanding effort or involving difficulty. easy is applicable either to persons or things imposing tasks or to activity required by such tasks.

- an easy college course

facile often adds to easy the connotation of undue haste or shallowness.

- facile answers to complex questions

simple stresses ease in understanding or dealing with because complication is absent.

- a simple problem in arithmetic

light stresses freedom from what is burdensome.

- a light teaching load

effortless stresses the appearance of ease and usually implies the prior attainment of artistry or expertness.

- moving with effortless grace

smooth stresses the absence or removal of all difficulties, hardships, or obstacles.

- a smooth ride

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light

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of light

1 filled with much light

the light, airy room is exceptionally cheerful

Synonyms of light

ablaze, alight, bright, brightened, illuminated, illumined, lightsome, lit (or lighted)

Words Related to light

floodlit (also floodlighted), highlighted, spotlighted (or spotlit)

ignited, kindled

moonlit, shiny, sunlit, sunny, sunshiny

Near Antonyms of light

gloomy, somber (or sombre), sunless

cloudy, murky, obscured, shadowlike, shadowy

gray (also grey), leaden, pale

Antonyms of light

blackened, dark, darkened, darkish, darkling, dimmed, dusk, dusky, lightless, pitch-black, pitch-dark, tenebrous, unlit

2 lacking intensity of color

we painted the walls a light blue

Synonyms of light

dull, dulled, faded, pale, pastel, washed-out, washy

Words Related to light

flat, lackluster, lusterless, matte (also mat)

achromatic, colorless, uncolored, undyed, unpainted, unstained

blanched, bleached, washed, white, whitened

gray (also grey), indistinct, neutral

Near Antonyms of light

bright, brilliant, vibrant, vivid

chromatic, colored, dyed, painted, stained, tinged, tinted

colorful, motley, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, prismatic, rainbow, varicolored, variegated

flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, showy, splashy

Antonyms of light

dark, deep, gay, rich

3 of light complexion

her light skin tends to freckle easily in the sun

Synonyms of light

Words Related to light

ashen, ashy, pale, paled, palish, pallid, pasty, peaked, peaky, sallow, sallowish, wan, white

Antonyms of light

black, brunet (or brunette), dark, swart, swarthy

Synonym Discussion of light

easy, facile, simple, light, effortless, smooth mean not demanding effort or involving difficulty. easy is applicable either to persons or things imposing tasks or to activity required by such tasks.

- an easy college course

facile often adds to easy the connotation of undue haste or shallowness.

- facile answers to complex questions

simple stresses ease in understanding or dealing with because complication is absent.

- a simple problem in arithmetic

light stresses freedom from what is burdensome.

- a light teaching load

effortless stresses the appearance of ease and usually implies the prior attainment of artistry or expertness.

- moving with effortless grace

smooth stresses the absence or removal of all difficulties, hardships, or obstacles.

- a smooth ride

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light

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of light

1 to set (something) on fire

we lit the kindling before adding the heavier logs

Synonyms of light

burn, enkindle, fire, ignite, inflame (also enflame), kindle, torch

Words Related to light

char, frizzle, scorch

bake, broil, cook

ash, cremate, incinerate, kiln

brighten, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, lighten, radiate

scald, scathe, sear

reignite, rekindle, relight

Near Antonyms of light

choke, smother, suffocate

blacken, darken, dim, dull, obscure

Antonyms of light

douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench, snuff (out)

2 to supply with light

the lights from the TV cameras will light this room as though it were high noon

Synonyms of light

bathe, beacon, emblaze, illume, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, lighten

Words Related to light

beam, beat (down), radiate, shine

highlight, spotlight

blaze, burn, fire, flame, glare, glow, ignite, incinerate, kindle

bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

gleam, glisten, glitter

Near Antonyms of light

dim, dull, obscure

cover, shroud, veil

douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench, snuff (out)

Antonyms of light

blacken, darken, obfuscate

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light

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of light

1 to come to rest after descending from the air

the bird lit on the branch and began to sing

Synonyms of light

alight, land, perch, roost, settle, touch down

Words Related to light

belly-land, crash-land

Near Antonyms of light

arise, ascend, climb, rise

float, fly, glide, plane, soar, wing

Antonyms of light

blast off, take off

2 to come down from something (as a vehicle)

he hurriedly lighted from the bus and started walking up the street

Synonyms of light

alight, descend, disembark, dismount, get down

Words Related to light

deplane, detrain

Near Antonyms of light

board, climb (aboard), get in, mount

enplane (also emplane), entrain

Antonyms of light

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