Definition of "Light" :
noun: any device serving as a source of illumination
"He stopped the car and turned off the lights."
noun: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
"Do you have a light?."
noun: the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
"He could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark."
noun: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
noun: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
noun: public awareness
"It brought the scandal to light."
noun: mental understanding as an enlightening experience
"He finally saw the light."
noun: a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
"Although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand."
noun: a visual warning signal
"They saw the light of the beacon."
noun: an illuminated area
"He stepped into the light."
noun: a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
noun: a person regarded very fondly
"The light of my life."
noun: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
"The light was filtered through a soft glass window."
noun: having abundant light or illumination
"They played as long as it was light."
noun: a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
"Follow God's light."
verb: make lighter or brighter
"This lamp lightens the room a bit."
verb: start or maintain a fire in
verb: begin to smoke
verb: alight from (a horse)
verb: to come to rest, settle
"Misfortune lighted upon him."
verb: fall to somebody by assignment or lot
verb: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
"Light a cigarette."
adjective: characterized by or emitting light
"A room that is light when the shutters are open."
adjective: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
"He was told to avoid loose (or light) women."
adjective: (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
"Light blue."
adjective: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
"Light soil."
adjective: (of sleep) easily disturbed
"In a light doze."
adjective: demanding little effort; not burdensome
"Light housework."
adjective: having relatively few calories
"Light (or lite) beer."
adjective: easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
"A light diet."
adjective: of comparatively little physical weight or density
"A light load."
adjective: designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
"Light aircraft."
adjective: psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
"A light heart."
adjective: not great in degree or quantity or number
"A light sentence."
adjective: (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
"Light water is ordinary water."
adjective: of little intensity or power or force
"The light touch of her fingers."
adjective: moving easily and quickly; nimble
"The dancer was light and graceful."
adjective: of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
"Light infantry."
adjective: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
"A light lilting voice like a silver bell."
adjective: silly or trivial
"Light banter."
adjective: intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
"Light verse."
adjective: having little importance
"Losing his job was no light matter."
adjective: (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
"A syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable."
adjective: less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
"A light pound."
adjective: marked by temperance in indulgence
"A light eater."
adjective: very thin and insubstantial
"Light summer dresses."
adjective: weak and likely to lose consciousness
"Felt light in the head."
adverb: with few burdens
"Experienced travellers travel light."