Synonyms for light
- adjective
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Airy — unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance
airy, thin, small, insignificant, trivial, simple, slight, unimportant, frivolous
4. Lite — low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc
Other
white, easy, light-weight, incandescent, pale, illuminated, fluorescent, loose, weak, buoyant, faint, phosphorescent
Noun
2. Brightness
3. Illumination
illumination, lamp, candle, enlightenment, lantern, knowledge, insight, luminescence, lightness, incandescence, phosphorescence
Verb
1. Fire — to set fire to; to set burning
ignite, set on fire, beacon, torch, fire up, set fire to, flame, kindle, blaze, fire dated, alight dated
2. Illuminate — to illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark
illuminate, illumine, shine, lighten, irradiate formal
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
This light beer still gets you drunk if you have enough of it.
- adj. 2
Gentle; having little force or momentum.
This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch.
- n. 1
Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
When the studio light is on, I am recording my evening show.
- v. 1
To set fire to; to set burning.
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Light, strictly denoting a form of radiant energy, is used as a general term for any luminous effect discernible by the eye, from the faintest phosphorescence to the blaze of the noonday sun.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- airy The airy castle looked like a feudal fortress.
- shining Yoshkar-Ola, Mari city, you're shining with glory.
- luminous Tom wants to paint the windowsills with luminous paint.
- gentle A noble man by woman's gentle word may oft be led.
- white What is that building whose door is painted white?
By length
- 3 letters
- day1
- 4 letters
- easy2, fire2, fine1, soft1, weak1, thin1, dawn1, pale1, lamp1, glow1, lite1, airy2
- 5 letters
- small1, white1, clear1, clean1, loose1, flash1, plain1, glory2, shine1, sunny2, flame1, faint1, torch1, blaze1
- 6 letters
- simple2, window2, bright1, slight1, gentle2, candle2, kindle2, beacon2, ignite2, alight2
- 7 letters
- insight2, shining2, sunrise2, trivial3, lantern2, sparkle2, lighten2, twinkle2, buoyant2, shimmer2
- 8 letters
- delicate3, luminous3, ethereal4, illumine
- 9 letters
- knowledge2, radiation4, sparkling2, frivolous3, lightness2, luminance3, irradiate4
- 10 letters
- brightness2, illuminate4, luminosity
- 11 letters
- illuminated5, fluorescent3, unimportant4
- 12 letters
- illumination5, incandescent4, luminescence4
- 13 letters
- enlightenment4, insignificant5, incandescence
- 14 letters
- phosphorescent
- 15 letters
- phosphorescence4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (easy2 = 2 syllables).