(cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
(dated) Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
(military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
(nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
(obsolete) Unchaste, wanton.
(of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
(rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
Easily interrupted by stimulation.
Easy to endure or perform.
Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
Gentle; having little force or momentum.
Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
With low viscosity.
adv
Carrying little.
noun
(Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
(curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
(figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
(in the plural, now rare) Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.
(informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
(painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
(physics, uncountable) Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.
(slang) A cigarette lighter.
A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
A flame or something used to create fire.
A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
A source of illumination.
A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions.
A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
See lights (“lungs”).
The brightness of the eye or eyes.
The power of perception by vision.
The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
verb
(archaic) To alight; to land or come down.
(intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
(nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
(transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
(transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
(transitive) To start (a fire).
(transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
