Light

//laɪt//

Synonyms for "light" (1174 found)

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Closest matches (235)

Verb(19 words)

alight fire ignite light up fire up illume illuminate illumine conflagrate belight beshine bright burn up cast catch fire catch on fire chance upon combust come upon

alight bright ignite lightweight pale airy delicate enlightenment fluorescent frivolous gentle illuminate incandescent inconsequential insight insignificant knowledge light up lighter lightsome

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loose luminosity pastel phosphorescent promiscuous sparkle thin unaccented unclouded undemanding unhorse abstemious abuse accented account acquaintance active aerial aeriform aery agile airish airlike alabaster alabastrine albescent alfresco allegorization alveolar amplitude amusing angle angle of vision ankle deep ankle-deep announcement anschauung antelope antic antinode apical apico-alveolar apico-dental appear arrow articulated asa scale asinine aspect assail assault assimilated atmospheric attack attenuate attenuated aurora autofluorescent back balefire bank barytone basis bay bay window be exposed be revealed beacon beacon fire beacons beaming bearable beat belabor berate bilabial bioluminescent birdbrained birdwitted blaze blond blue book blue darter blue streak bougie decimale bow window boyish brand break break of day breakable breezy briefing brighten brighten up brightening brightness brilliance brilliant bring to light british candle brittle broad bubbly bulletin bump buoyant burn butane lighter cacuminal calorie free camp campy candescent candle candle lumen candle power candle-foot candle-hour candle-meter candlelight cannonball carefree casement casement window casual catchpenny central cerebral chambering chance chance upon changeable chanticleer cheap-jack checked cheer up cheerful cigarette lighter clarification clarify clear climb down clobber close cloudless cobwebby cockcrow cocklight come across come down come in come out come to light comic communication communique comprehension configuration conflagrate considering consonant consonantal continuant coquettish corky counterglow courser crack of dawn cracking crash-land cream creamy crest crumbly cursory cushy dainty dart data datum dawn

Noun(5 words)

luminance visible light brightness brightness level christ within

Adjective(5 words)

bright white ablaze bare-bones coruscating

Adjective(4 words)

abstemious calorie-free clean clear

Strong matches (352)

dawning day day-peep daybreak daylight dayspring de broglie wave debark debonair decimal candle decipherment decoding delicately weak demonstration demythologization dental deplane depthless descend detrain

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develop diaphane diaphanous diffraction digestible diluted dim directory disclose discover disembark dismiss dismount dispatch display case dissimilated dissolute ditch diverting dizzy dope dormer dorsal downwind downy dun-white eagle easy easy as pie easygoing editing effect effeminate effortless effulgent eggshell eidolon electric light electric light bulb electricity electromagnetic radiation electromagnetic wave elucidate elucidation emanation emendation emerge empty empty-headed encounter endurable enkindle enlighten entertaining epidermal eternity ethereal euhemerism evanescent evidence evolve exegesis exemplification explain explanation explication expose exposed exposition exposure meter expounding express train eye facet facile facts factual information faddish faded faint fair fall familiarization fan the flame fan window fanlight farcical fashion fatuous featherbrained featherweight feathery featly feature feed feed the fire fickle figure filmy find fine fine drawn fine-drawn finespun fire firebrand firelight first brightening flambeau flame flare flare-up flash flashlight flat fleet flighty flimsy flint flint and steel flirtatious floaty flood with light floodlight floodlighted fluffy fluorescence flux foamy fooling foolish foot candle foot-candle footing form fragile frail frame of reference framework frangible free and easy frequency frequency band frequency spectrum fribble fribbling front frothy fusee futile gaslight gauzy gay gazelle gen general information gestalt get down get off giddy gimcrack gimcracky girlish glare glass glassware glaucescent glaucous gleam glib glide glim glory gloss glossal glottal glow go down goods gossamer gossamery graceful gracile gray-white greased lightning greyhound grille grow bright grow light guide guidebook guided wave guise guttural handout happen happy happy-go-lucky harangue hard hard information hare headlight heavy hefner candle high highlight hit holiness idle igniter ignition illume illuminant illumination illuminator illumine illustration image imago immaterial immutability imperceptible imponderous impression in consideration of in phase in view of inane incandescence incandescent body incidental information inconsiderable inconstant indistinct infinite goodness infinite justice infinite love infinite mercy infinite power infinite wisdom infinity inflame info information inner light instruction insubstantial insufficient intelligence intensity interference international candle intonated iridescent irradiate irradiation ivory ivory-white jaunty jejune jerry jerry built jerry-built jet plane jolly jovial joyful kindle knee deep knee-deep know labial labiodental labiovelar lacy lambaste lamp lamp-hour lamplit lancet window land lantern lateral lattice lax leger level off light as air light bulb light colored light duty light footed light headed light into

Adjective(14 words)

dazzling delicate effulgent essential fast flashy gentle gleaming glowing hot illuminated incandescent inconsequential irradiated

Verb(16 words)

dismount enlighten fall find get down get off go up in flames go up in smoke happen upon hit upon illustrate incense inflame irradiate kindle land

Adjective(3 words)

easy faint idle

Noun(4 words)

igniter ignitor illumination inner light

Related words (587)

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likeness limber lineaments lingual lint-white liquid lissome lite lithe little livid longitudinal wave look loose-moraled louver window low low density lucent lucid luck luculent lumen lumen meter lumen-hour lumeter luminant luminary luminate luminescence luminescent luminous luminous flux luminous intensity luminous power lux lyric magnesium flare majesty make a light make known make light of manner match meager mechanical wave meet meet up with mellow mental outlook mention mercurial mercury merry message mickey mouse mid mild minor minute misty moderate monophthongal moon moonlight morn morning mother-of-pearl mousse muted nacreous namby pamby namby-pamby narrow nasal nasalized neat-fingered neat-handed nimble nimble footed nimble-footed node nonchalant not deep notable nothing to it notice notification nugacious nugatory obscure occlusive occulting light of easy virtue of loose morals off-white omnipotence omnipotency omnipresence omniscience omnisciency on the surface opalescent open open air open the light open-air oriel otiose out of phase outlook overshine overshoot oxytone painless palatal palatalized palish pancake pane papery paphian pasteboardy patinaed pearl pearly pearly-white peart peep of day pellucid perch period periodic wave perky petty pharos pharyngeal pharyngealized phase phasis phonemic phonetic phonic phosphorescence photon picture window pitch pitched place plain pneumatic point of view port portable portfire porthole position posttonic powdery presentation prime promotional material proof publication publicity puny put on quantum quicksilver quiet radiance radiant energy radiation radio wave rare rarefied rationale ray reason reddened reference reference system reflection regard reinforcement rekindle release relight relucent relume relumine report resilient resonance resonance frequency respect retroflex reveal ridicule rocket roomy roost rose window rounded royal sad scared rabbit scatterbrained scheiner scale scintillation scold scoop seeming seismic wave semblance semigloss semivowel serene set down set fire to set on fire settle settle down shallow shallow-headed shallow-minded shallow-pated shallow-rooted shallow-witted shape shattery shed light upon shimmer shine shine a light shine upon shining shoal shock wave shopwindow shot showcase shrug off side sidelight sight signal beacon signal flare signal lamp signal rocket silly simple simple as abc simplification simplify simulacrum sissified sit down situation skin deep skin-deep skinny skittish skylight skyrocket slack slant slapstick sleazy slender slenderish slight slight-made slim slimmish slinky small smooth sober soft soft-colored soft-hued softened solution somber sonant souffle sound wave source of light sovereignty sparker spill splendor spotlight sprightly spry stand standpoint star starlight stars statement stemware stir the fire stoke stoke the fire stopped straightforward streak streak of lightning stressed strike strike a light striped snake strong stumble stumble on style subdued subtle sun sunlight sunny sunrise sunstruck sunup superficial supportable surd sure-footed surface surface wave svelte swallow sweet swift swimming switch on syllabic sylphlike system tacky taking into account talk down taper tender tense tenuous the dope the goods the know the scoop thick thin-bodied thin-set thin-spun thinnish thought threadlike throaty throw light upon thunderbolt tidal wave tolerable tonal tongue-lash tonic torch torrent total effect touch touch down touch off toying traffic light traffic signal tragicomic translucent translucid transmission transom transparent transparent substance transpire transverse wave trifling trite trivial trivialize tropospheric trough tumble turn on turn up twangy twist ubiquity unburdensome unchaste unclear uncomplicated uncover undependable understanding underweight unearth unheavy unimportant unit of flux unit of light unity universe unleaded unlocking unobscured unpredictable unprofound unreliable unrounded unstressed unsubstantial untaxing unveil upbraid upwind vacant vacillating vacuous vague vain vapid velar versatile vertiginous very flare vestibule of day view viewpoint visible light vitrics vitrine vocalic vocoid voiced voiceless volatile vowel vowellike wakeful wanton wasp waisted watch crystal watch fire watch glass watered watered down watered-down watery wave wave equation wave motion wave number wavelength wayward weak weightless well lighted white white book white paper whitish whity whorish wicket wide willowy wind window window bay window glass windowlight windowpane windy wiredrawn wise wispy witty womanish word write off yeasty

Noun(12 words)

light source light within lighter lighting lightness luminosity luminousness radiation spark sparkle twinkle visible radiation

Adjective(18 words)

light-colored light-headed lightheaded lightsome lite loose low-cal promiscuous scant short sluttish swooning tripping unaccented unclouded wakeful wanton weak

Verb(17 words)

lighten luster lustrate perch quicken set set ablaze set afire set aflame set alight set fire set on fire shed light on spunk take fire torch unhorse

Adjective(29 words)

lightful lightweight lit lite lo-cal low-alcohol lucent luminous lustrous nimble pale plain-sailing radiant rapid refulgent scintillating shiny soft sparkling splendent

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stripped down struggleless trivial unheavy unimportant unleaded vibrant with cream with milk

Adverb(1 words)

lightly

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

23 relation types

More general

50 entries

actinic radiation actinic ray aspect begin brainstorm brainwave burn combust come down commence condition descend device devolve electromagnetic radiation ethical motive

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More specific

141 entries

Bengal light Bude light Christmas light Coston light Drummond light Finsen light Hessdalen light Marfa light Min Min light Very light Wood's light X-light Yehudi lights accidental light afterlight amber light

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Antonyms

11 entries

calorific crucial cumbersome dark darkness extinguish forceful heavy

Synonyms

33 entries

abstemious alight bright calorie free chance upon comprehension delicate electric light enlightenment fall ignite illuminate inconsequential inner light insight knowledge

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Related terms

7 entries

belight inlight lightliness lightly lightness lighty photon

at location

8 entries

attic closet corner of two streets desk fridge ocean porch universe

capable of

19 entries

age paper carry information go through windows guide people through dark areas hang from ceiling illuminate make humans feel comfortable mean opposite of heavy mean to land mean visible electromagnetic waves polarised reflects from glass shine in eyes touch things travel travel along glass fibers

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created by

1 entries

lamps

defined as

1 entries

fastest thing on earth

derived

410 entries

Bengola light Friday night lights Light Alfs Light Net Light Web Metropolis light transport Range of Light Shine the Light Law Spirit of Light Spooklight St. Elmo's light aberration of light alighten alt-light antilight antilights

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distinct from

1 entries

dark

has a

1 entries

different wavelengths

has context

6 entries

chemistry curling nautical painting physics rail transport

has property

2 entries

dark off

is a

25 entries

actinic radiation condition description of color different colors electromagnetic radiation energy form of radiation friend headdress for holy illumination insight particle particle and wave photons portion of electromagnetic radiation position

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made of

2 entries

energy photons

manner of

1 entries

lighten

meronym

3 entries

bioluminescence color photograph

part of

1 entries

electromagnetic spectrum

receives action

9 entries

affected by gravity composed of photons concentrated by sending through lenses emitted in waves found in house made up of photons reflected by mirror required to see things used as adjective

related to

95 entries

alight answer anti anti darkness arkansas beams brightness brightness wavelengths brilliance bulb bulb emission bulbs case chance clue colour

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similar

101 entries

ablaze accrue airy autofluorescent bioluminescent bright buoyant candent candescent casual deficient

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used for

5 entries

illuminating area illumination reading seeing sight

Translations

1,338 translations across 281 languages.

Abkhaz

2 entries

алас adj (of low weight)
алашара noun (electromagnetic waves)

Adyghe

3 entries

нэфнэ noun (electromagnetic waves)
нэфы noun (electromagnetic waves)
нэфын noun (electromagnetic waves)

Afar

1 entries

ifu noun (electromagnetic waves)

Afrikaans

4 entries

blas vel adj (pale in colour)
bleek gesig adj (pale in colour)
helder adj (having light)
lig adj (having light)

Ahom

1 entries

𑜉𑜨𑜧 adj (of low weight)

Ainu

1 entries

ヌペㇰ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Akkadian

2 entries

nūrum noun (source of illumination)
𒂟 noun (electromagnetic waves)

Albanian

1 entries

dritë noun (electromagnetic waves)

Amharic

1 entries

ብርሃን noun (electromagnetic waves)

Ancient Greek

4 entries

κοῦφος adj (of low weight)
ἀβαρής adj (of low weight)
ἐλαφρός adj (of low weight)
φάος noun (electromagnetic waves)

Ao

1 entries

tesangwa (Chungli) noun (electromagnetic waves)

Arabic

4 entries

خفيف adj (of low weight)
خفيف adj (of low weight)
خَفِيف adj (of low weight)
مُنِيرٌ adj (having light)

Aragonese

4 entries

lixero adj (of low weight)
fuego noun (flame or something used to create fire)
luz noun (electromagnetic waves)
luz noun (source of illumination)

Aramaic

1 entries

ܢܘܗܪܐ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Archi

1 entries

аккон noun (electromagnetic waves)

Argobba

1 entries

ብርሃን noun (electromagnetic waves)

Armenian

4 entries

բաց adj (pale in colour)
թեթև adj (of low weight)
լույս noun (electromagnetic waves)
լույս noun (source of illumination)

Aromanian

4 entries

licshor adj (of low weight)
lishor adj (of low weight)
ljiushor adj (of low weight)
fanã noun (electromagnetic waves)

Assamese

2 entries

পাতল adj (of low weight)
পোহৰ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

2 entries

ܒܵܗܹܪ verb (to illuminate)
ܛܲܦܹܐ verb (to start (a fire))

Asturian

3 entries

llivianu adj (of low weight)
lluz noun (electromagnetic waves)
lluz noun (source of illumination)

Atikamekw

1 entries

waskorenitamakan noun (electromagnetic waves)

Avar

2 entries

тӏадагьаб adj (of low weight)
нур noun (electromagnetic waves)

Aymara

1 entries

qhana noun (electromagnetic waves)

Azerbaijani

3 entries

yüngül adj (of low weight)
işıq noun (electromagnetic waves)
işıq noun (source of illumination)

Bambara

2 entries

kɛnɛ noun (electromagnetic waves)
yeelen noun (electromagnetic waves)

Bangi

2 entries

mwese noun (electromagnetic waves)
bambola verb (to illuminate)

Bashkir

4 entries

яҡты adj (having light)
күҙлек noun (point of view)
ут noun (source of illumination)
ут noun (flame or something used to create fire)

Basque

4 entries

argi noun (electromagnetic waves)
argi noun (source of illumination)
argi noun (spiritual illumination)
argitu verb (to illuminate)

Belarusian

4 entries

лёгкі adj (of low weight)
све́тлы adj (having light)
святлафо́р noun (traffic light, or an intersection controlled by one)
святло́ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Bengali

4 entries

রওশন adj (having light)
আলো noun (electromagnetic waves)
নূর noun (electromagnetic waves)
রৌশনী noun (electromagnetic waves)

Breton

4 entries

skañv adj (of low weight)
gouloù noun (electromagnetic waves)
luc'h noun (electromagnetic waves)
sklêrijenn noun (electromagnetic waves)

Brunei Malay

1 entries

cahaya noun (electromagnetic waves)

Bulgarian

4 entries

лек adj (of low weight)
лек adj (having little force or momentum)
лекомислен adj (easily influenced by trifling considerations)
лесен adj (easy to endure or perform)

Burmese

4 entries

မီး noun (electromagnetic waves)
မီး noun (flame or something used to create fire)
အလင်း noun (electromagnetic waves)
အလင်း noun (source of illumination)

Buryat

1 entries

гэрэл noun (electromagnetic waves)

Carpathian Rusyn

1 entries

світло́ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Catalan

4 entries

clar adj (pale in colour)
light adj (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)
lleuger adj (of low weight)
lleuger adj (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)

Cebuano

2 entries

gaan adj (of low weight)
kahayag noun (electromagnetic waves)

Central Kurdish

4 entries

سووک adj (of low weight)
ڕوناک adj (having light)
کاڵ adj (pale in colour)
ڕۆشنایی noun (source of illumination)

Chechen

3 entries

дай adj (of low weight)
дуьне noun (electromagnetic waves)
серло noun (electromagnetic waves)

Chepang

1 entries

खुय्ङःमै adj (of low weight)

Cherokee

2 entries

ᎠᏨᏍᏗ noun (source of illumination)
ᎠᏨᏍᏙᏗ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Chickasaw

2 entries

shoppala' noun (electromagnetic waves)
ooti verb (to start (a fire))

Chinese

4 entries

гуонлён noun (electromagnetic waves)
光 noun (electromagnetic waves)
光源 noun (source of illumination)
點火 /点火 verb (to start (a fire))

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries

輕 /轻 adj (of low weight)
光 noun (electromagnetic waves)
燈 /灯 noun (source of illumination)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

光明的 adj (having light)
明亮的 adj (having light)
浅色 adj (pale in colour)
輕 /轻 adj (of low weight)

Chinook Jargon

1 entries

wik-tʰil adj (of low weight)

Church Slavic

2 entries

свѣтъ noun (electromagnetic waves)
ⱄⰲⱑⱅⱏ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Chuukese

1 entries

saram noun (electromagnetic waves)

Chuvash

1 entries

ҫутӑ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Coptic

1 entries

ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Cornish

2 entries

skav adj (of low weight)
golow noun (electromagnetic waves)

Corsican

2 entries

lume noun (electromagnetic waves)
lumu noun (electromagnetic waves)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries

yarıq noun (electromagnetic waves)

Czech

4 entries

dietní adj (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)
lehký adj (of low weight)
světlý adj (having light)
světlý adj (pale in colour)

Dalmatian

2 entries

loic noun (electromagnetic waves)
luminur verb (to illuminate)

Danish

4 entries

banal adj (of little significance)
belyst adj (having light)
bleg adj (pale in colour)
kalorielet adj (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)

Dongxiang

1 entries

gieren noun (electromagnetic waves)

Dutch

4 entries

helder adj (having light)
licht adj (having light)
licht adj (pale in colour)
licht adj (of low weight)

Eastern Mari

1 entries

волгыдо noun (electromagnetic waves)

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries

光 noun (electromagnetic waves)

Egyptian

1 entries

H-HA-A-i-i-t:ra noun (electromagnetic waves)

Elfdalian

1 entries

liuos noun (electromagnetic waves)

Erzya

1 entries

валдо noun (electromagnetic waves)

Esperanto

4 entries

leĝera adj (of low weight)
leĝera adj (easy to endure or perform)
luma adj (having light)
malpeza adj (of low weight)

Estonian

3 entries

valgus noun (electromagnetic waves)
läitma verb (to start (a fire))
süütama verb (to start (a fire))

Even

1 entries

ӈэрин noun (electromagnetic waves)

Evenki

2 entries

энимкун adj (of low weight)
ңэри noun (electromagnetic waves)

Ewe

1 entries

kekeli noun (electromagnetic waves)

Extremaduran

1 entries

lus noun (electromagnetic waves)

Farefare

1 entries

peelem class 14 (pèèlém) noun (electromagnetic waves)

Faroese

3 entries

lættur adj (of low weight)
ljós noun (electromagnetic waves)
ljós noun (source of illumination)

Finnish

4 entries

huoleton adj (not encumbered; unembarrassed)
kevyt adj (of low weight)
kevyt adj (lightly-built)
kevyt adj (having little force or momentum)

French

4 entries

au lait adj (coffee: served with extra milk or cream)
clair adj (pale in colour)
lumineuse adj (having light)
lumineux adj (having light)

Friulian

2 entries

lizêr adj (of low weight)
lûs noun (electromagnetic waves)

Galician

4 entries

claro adj (having light)
claro adj (pale in colour)
claro adj (coffee: served with extra milk or cream)
livián adj (of low weight)

Ge'ez

1 entries

ብርሃን noun (electromagnetic waves)

Georgian

4 entries

მსუბუქი adj (of low weight)
მჩატე adj (of low weight)
ნათელი adj (having light)
ნათება noun (electromagnetic waves)

German

4 entries

erleuchtet adj (having light)
hell adj (having light)
hell adj (pale in colour)
leicht adj (of low weight)

Gothic

2 entries

𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 adj (of low weight)
𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌸 noun (electromagnetic waves)

Greek

4 entries

αβαρής adj (of low weight)
ανοιχτός adj (pale in colour)
αχνός adj (pale in colour)
ελαφρός adj (of low weight)

Greenlandic

2 entries

qaamaneq noun (electromagnetic waves)
qaammaqqut noun (electromagnetic waves)

Gujarati

4 entries

અજવાળું noun (electromagnetic waves)
ઉજાસ noun (electromagnetic waves)
તેજ noun (electromagnetic waves)
દ્યુતિ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

limyè noun (electromagnetic waves)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries

光 noun (electromagnetic waves)

Hawaiian

4 entries

māmā adj (of low weight)
māmā adj (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)
ao noun (electromagnetic waves)
lama noun (electromagnetic waves)

Hebrew

4 entries

בהיר adj (pale in colour)
בהירה adj (pale in colour)
דיאטתי adj (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)
דיאטתית adj (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)

Hindi

4 entries

उज्ज्वलित adj (having light)
गोरा adj (pale in colour)
गोरी adj (pale in colour)
हलका adj (pale in colour)

Hungarian

4 entries

apró adj (of little significance)
fakó adj (pale in colour)
finom adj (having little force or momentum)
fényes adj (having light)

Hunsrik

1 entries

licht noun (electromagnetic waves)

Icelandic

4 entries

bjart adj (having light)
bjartur adj (having light)
björt adj (having light)
fitulítill adj (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)

Ido

4 entries

desobskura adj (pale in colour)
klara adj (pale in colour)
lejera adj (of low weight)
foto noun (electromagnetic waves)

Igbo

3 entries

ife noun (electromagnetic waves)
ihe noun (electromagnetic waves)
cha verb (to illuminate)

Ilocano

2 entries

nalag-an adj (of low weight)
silaw noun (electromagnetic waves)

Indonesian

2 entries

ringan adj (of low weight)
cahaya noun (electromagnetic waves)

Ingrian

4 entries

valo noun (electromagnetic waves)
syttää verb (to start (a fire))
sytyttää verb (to start (a fire))
virittää verb (to start (a fire))

Ingush

3 entries

атта adj (of low weight)
дай adj (of low weight)
сердал noun (electromagnetic waves)

Interlingua

4 entries

foco noun (flame or something used to create fire)
lumine noun (electromagnetic waves)
lumine noun (source of illumination)
lumine noun (spiritual illumination)

Iranian Persian

4 entries

رُخْش noun (electromagnetic waves)
رُوْشَنایی noun (electromagnetic waves)
رُوْشَنی noun (electromagnetic waves)
رُوْشَنی noun (spiritual illumination)

Irish

4 entries

bán adj (pale in colour)
geal adj (pale in colour)
éadrom adj (pale in colour)
solas noun (electromagnetic waves)

Istriot

1 entries

loûme noun (electromagnetic waves)

Italian

4 entries

chiaro m or f chiara adj (pale in colour)
leggera adj (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)
leggero adj (of low weight)
leggero adj (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)

Iu Mien

1 entries

heng adj (of low weight)

Japanese

4 entries

明るい adj (having light)
軽い adj (of low weight)
光 name (44th sura of the Qur'an)
光 noun (electromagnetic waves)

Javanese

4 entries

ènthèng adj (of low weight)
pepadhang noun (spiritual illumination)
sunar noun (electromagnetic waves)
sunar noun (source of illumination)

Kabardian

1 entries

нэху noun (electromagnetic waves)

Kabuverdianu

1 entries

lébi adj (of low weight)

Kaingang

1 entries

jẽngrẽ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Kaitag

3 entries

кук adj (of low weight)
ша́ла adj (having light)
ша́ла noun (electromagnetic waves)

Kannada

1 entries

ಬೆಳಕು noun (electromagnetic waves)

Kapampangan

1 entries

sulu noun (electromagnetic waves)

Karachay-Balkar

2 entries

джарыкъ noun (electromagnetic waves)
жарыкъ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Karakalpak

1 entries

jarıq noun (electromagnetic waves)

Kazakh

4 entries

жеңіл adj (of low weight)
жарық noun (electromagnetic waves)
нұр noun (electromagnetic waves)
сәуле noun (electromagnetic waves)

Khakas

1 entries

чарых noun (electromagnetic waves)

Khmer

4 entries

ពន្លឺ adj (having light)
ស្រាល adj (of low weight)
ពន្លឺ noun (electromagnetic waves)
អុចភ្លើង verb (to start (a fire))

Korean

4 entries

가볍다 adj (of low weight)
경량(輕量)의 adj (of low weight)
밝다 adj (having light)
밝다 adj (pale in colour)

Koyraboro-Senni

1 entries

gaay noun (electromagnetic waves)

Kumyk

1 entries

ярыкъ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

жарык noun (electromagnetic waves)

Ladin

2 entries

lesier adj (of low weight)
lum noun (electromagnetic waves)

Lak

2 entries

ишигь noun (electromagnetic waves)
экв noun (electromagnetic waves)

Lao

4 entries

ຍ່ອງ adj (of low weight)
ເບົາ adj (of low weight)
ປະທີບ noun (source of illumination)
ແສງ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Latgalian

3 entries

gaisma noun (electromagnetic waves)
gaišums noun (electromagnetic waves)
aizdegt verb (to start (a fire))

Latin

4 entries

clarus adj (having light)
levis adj (of low weight)
lucidus adj (having light)
lumen noun (spiritual illumination)

Latvian

4 entries

balta adj (coffee: served with extra milk or cream)
gaišs adj (having light)
gaišs adj (pale in colour)
viegls adj (of low weight)

Lezgi

2 entries

кьезил adj (of low weight)
экв noun (electromagnetic waves)

Ligurian

4 entries

ciæo adj (pale in colour)
lûxe noun (source of illumination)
lüxe noun (electromagnetic waves)
illüminò verb (to illuminate)

Limburgish

1 entries

leech noun (electromagnetic waves)

Lingala

3 entries

mwese noun (electromagnetic waves)
mwinda noun (electromagnetic waves)
bambola verb (to illuminate)

Lithuanian

4 entries

lengvas adj (of low weight)
šviesus adj (having light)
šviesus adj (pale in colour)
šviesa noun (electromagnetic waves)

Lombard

3 entries

legger adj (of low weight)
lus noun (electromagnetic waves)
lüs noun (electromagnetic waves)

Low German

1 entries

Licht noun (electromagnetic waves)

Lower Sorbian

3 entries

lažki adj (of low weight)
lažki adj (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)
swětło noun (electromagnetic waves)

Luhya

1 entries

obulafu noun (electromagnetic waves)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Liicht noun (electromagnetic waves)

Lü

1 entries

ᦢᧁ adj (of low weight)

Macedonian

3 entries

лесен adj (of low weight)
светол adj (having light)
светлина noun (electromagnetic waves)

Malagasy

1 entries

zava noun (electromagnetic waves)

Malay

3 entries

ringan adj (of low weight)
cahaya noun (electromagnetic waves)
nur noun (electromagnetic waves)

Malayalam

4 entries

പ്രകാശം noun (electromagnetic waves)
വെളിച്ചം noun (electromagnetic waves)
കത്തിയ്ക്കുക verb (to start (a fire))
പ്രകാശിയ്ക്കുക verb (to illuminate)

Maltese

2 entries

ħafif adj (of low weight)
dawl noun (electromagnetic waves)

Manchu

2 entries

ᡝᠯᡩᡝᠨ noun (electromagnetic waves)
ᡝᠯᡩᡝᠨ noun (flame or something used to create fire)

Manx

1 entries

sollys noun (electromagnetic waves)

Mapudungun

1 entries

anci noun (electromagnetic waves)

Maranao

2 entries

siga noun (electromagnetic waves)
solo' noun (electromagnetic waves)

Marathi

1 entries

प्रकाश noun (electromagnetic waves)

Middle High German

1 entries

enzünden verb (to start (a fire))

Mirandese

3 entries

lhuç noun (electromagnetic waves)
luç noun (electromagnetic waves)
alhumbrar verb (to illuminate)

Mizo

4 entries

zäng adj (of low weight)
ëng adj (having light)
ëng adj (pale in colour)
êng noun (electromagnetic waves)

Moksha

1 entries

валда noun (electromagnetic waves)

Mongolian

3 entries

хөнгөн adj (of low weight)
гэрэл noun (electromagnetic waves)
ᠭᠡᠷᠡᠯ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Muong

1 entries

nhẽl adj (of low weight)

Mwali Comorian

1 entries

mwendje noun (source of illumination)

Māori

4 entries

areare adj (having little force or momentum)
maiangi adj (having little force or momentum)
māmā adj (of low weight)
mārama noun (electromagnetic waves)

Nanai

3 entries

хэню adj (of low weight)
нгэгден noun (electromagnetic waves)
пудэн noun (electromagnetic waves)

Navajo

1 entries

adinídíín noun (electromagnetic waves)

Ndzwani Comorian

1 entries

matra class 6 noun (source of illumination)

Neapolitan

2 entries

luce noun (electromagnetic waves)
abbiccià verb (to start (a fire))

Nepali

1 entries

प्रकाश noun (electromagnetic waves)

Newar

1 entries

जः noun (electromagnetic waves)

Ngazidja Comorian

4 entries

mwendje noun (electromagnetic waves)
nuru noun (electromagnetic waves)
nuru noun (spiritual illumination)
upatsa verb (to start (a fire))

Nogai

1 entries

ярык noun (electromagnetic waves)

Norman

4 entries

ligi adj (of low weight)
ligi adj (lightly-built)
ligi adj (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)
leunmiéthe noun (electromagnetic waves)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries

(rengê) vebiye adj (pale in colour)
geş adj (having light)
geş adj (pale in colour)
ron adj (having light)

Northern Sami

1 entries

čuovga noun (electromagnetic waves)

Norwegian

4 entries

banal adj (of little significance)
belyst adj (having light)
blek adj (pale in colour)
enkel adj (of little significance)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

flamme noun (flame or something used to create fire)
lys noun (electromagnetic waves)
lys noun (source of illumination)
lys noun (spiritual illumination)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries

ljos noun (electromagnetic waves)
ljos noun (source of illumination)
ljos noun (spiritual illumination)

Nuosu

1 entries

ꀁꇖ adj (of low weight)

Nyunga

1 entries

ben noun (electromagnetic waves)

Occitan

4 entries

clar adj (pale in colour)
leugièr adj (of low weight)
lum noun (electromagnetic waves)
lutz noun (electromagnetic waves)

Odia

1 entries

ଆଲୋକ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Okinawan

2 entries

ふぃかり noun (electromagnetic waves)
ふぃちゃい noun (electromagnetic waves)

Old Church Slavonic

1 entries

льгъкъ adj (of low weight)

Old English

4 entries

lēoht noun (electromagnetic waves)
lēoht noun (source of illumination)
līehtan verb (to illuminate)
ǣlan verb (to start (a fire))

Old Galician-Portuguese

1 entries

acender verb (to start (a fire))

Old Irish

1 entries

solus noun (electromagnetic waves)

Old Prussian

4 entries

lāngus adj (of low weight)
lāuks adj (having light)
likti noun (source of illumination)
swāikstan noun (electromagnetic waves)

Old Saxon

1 entries

lioht noun (electromagnetic waves)

Old Tupi

1 entries

bebuî adj (of low weight)

Old Uyghur

1 entries

𐽶𐽾𐽳𐽲 noun (electromagnetic waves)

Omaha-Ponca

1 entries

ugóⁿba noun (electromagnetic waves)

Oromo

1 entries

ifaa noun (electromagnetic waves)

Ossetian

2 entries

рог adj (of low weight)
рухс noun (electromagnetic waves)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

خفیف adj (of low weight)
آیدین noun (electromagnetic waves)
آیدین noun (source of illumination)
ایشق noun (electromagnetic waves)

Pacoh

1 entries

nghial adj (of low weight)

Pali

1 entries

obhāsa noun (electromagnetic waves)

Pannonian Rusyn

2 entries

шветло noun (electromagnetic waves)
шветлосц noun (electromagnetic waves)

Papiamentu

2 entries

lihé adj (of low weight)
lus noun (electromagnetic waves)

Parthian

1 entries

rwšn noun (electromagnetic waves)

Pashto

3 entries

روښنايي noun (electromagnetic waves)
روڼايي noun (electromagnetic waves)
ضيا noun (electromagnetic waves)

Pennsylvania German

1 entries

Licht noun (electromagnetic waves)

Persian

4 entries

روشن adj (having light)
سبک adj (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)
سَبُک adj (of low weight)
افروختن verb (to start (a fire))

Polish

4 entries

błahy adj (of little significance)
delikatny adj (having little force or momentum)
jasny adj (having light)
jasny adj (pale in colour)

Portuguese

4 entries

banal adj (of little significance)
clara adj (pale in colour)
claro adj (pale in colour)
iluminado adj (having light)

Pumpokol

1 entries

hixem noun (electromagnetic waves)

Punjabi

2 entries

لو noun (electromagnetic waves)
ਲੋ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Quechua

4 entries

achik adj (having light)
chhalla adj (of low weight)
acki noun (electromagnetic waves)
acki noun (source of illumination)

Rarotongan

1 entries

māmā adj (of low weight)

Romagnol

2 entries

luš noun (electromagnetic waves)
luș noun (electromagnetic waves)

Romani

1 entries

dud noun (electromagnetic waves)

Romanian

4 entries

ușor adj (of low weight)
corp de iluminat noun (source of illumination)
lumină noun (electromagnetic waves)
lumină noun (source of illumination)

Romansch

4 entries

clar adj (pale in colour)
cler adj (pale in colour)
lev adj (of low weight)
liger adj (of low weight)

Russian

4 entries

бле́дный adj (pale in colour)
лёгкий adj (of low weight)
све́тлый adj (having light)
све́тлый adj (pale in colour)

Rwanda-Rundi

1 entries

huhwa adj (of low weight)

S'gaw Karen

1 entries

ကပီၤ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Saho

1 entries

ifo noun (electromagnetic waves)

Samoan

1 entries

māmā adj (of low weight)

Samogitian

1 entries

švėisa noun (electromagnetic waves)

Sango

1 entries

zigä noun (electromagnetic waves)

Sanskrit

3 entries

लघु adj (of low weight)
प्रकाश noun (electromagnetic waves)
भाम noun (electromagnetic waves)

Santali

1 entries

ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Sardinian

2 entries

luche noun (electromagnetic waves)
lughe noun (electromagnetic waves)

Scots

3 entries

licht noun (electromagnetic waves)
licht noun (source of illumination)
licht noun (flame or something used to create fire)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

soillse noun (electromagnetic waves)
soillse noun (source of illumination)
soillse noun (spiritual illumination)
solas noun (electromagnetic waves)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

lak adj (of low weight)
svetao adj (having light)
svijetao adj (having light)
лак adj (of low weight)

Shan

1 entries

မဝ် adj (of low weight)

Shona

1 entries

chiedza noun (electromagnetic waves)

Shor

1 entries

чарық noun (electromagnetic waves)

Sicilian

2 entries

liggeru adj (of low weight)
luci noun (electromagnetic waves)

Sinhalese

1 entries

ආලෝකය noun (electromagnetic waves)

Slovak

4 entries

svetlý adj (having light)
ľahký adj (of low weight)
osvetlenie noun (source of illumination)
svetlo noun (electromagnetic waves)

Slovene

4 entries

láhek adj (of low weight)
svetel adj (having light)
svetel adj (pale in colour)
luč noun (source of illumination)

Sotho

2 entries

lesedi noun (electromagnetic waves)
lesedi noun (source of illumination)

Southern Altai

1 entries

јарык noun (electromagnetic waves)

Spanish

4 entries

albarizo adj (pale in colour)
blancazo adj (pale in colour)
blancuzco adj (pale in colour)
blanquecino adj (pale in colour)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries

leti noun (electromagnetic waves)

Sumerian

2 entries

immaru noun (electromagnetic waves)
nuru noun (electromagnetic waves)

Sundanese

1 entries

ᮎᮠᮚ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Swahili

4 entries

epesi adj (of low weight)
mwanga adj (having light)
mwanga adj (pale in colour)
mwanga adj (coffee: served with extra milk or cream)

Swedish

4 entries

belyst adj (having light)
blek adj (pale in colour)
ljus adj (having light)
ljus adj (pale in colour)

Sylheti

1 entries

ꠙꠅꠞ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Tabasaran

2 entries

акв noun (electromagnetic waves)
нур noun (electromagnetic waves)

Tagalog

4 entries

magaan adj (of low weight)
ilaw noun (electromagnetic waves)
ilaw noun (source of illumination)
liwanag noun (source of illumination)

Tahitian

1 entries

māmā adj (of low weight)

Tajik

3 entries

равшан adj (having light)
нӯр noun (electromagnetic waves)
фуруғ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Tamil

1 entries

ஒளி noun (electromagnetic waves)

Tarifit

2 entries

tfawt noun (electromagnetic waves)
tfawt noun (source of illumination)

Tashelhit

1 entries

tifawt noun (electromagnetic waves)

Tatar

2 entries

якты noun (electromagnetic waves)
яктылык noun (electromagnetic waves)

Tausug

1 entries

su noun (source of illumination)

Telugu

4 entries

కాంతి వంతము adj (having light)
తేలిక adj (of low weight)
తేలికైన నిర్మాణము adj (lightly-built)
పాలిపోవు adj (pale in colour)

Tetum

1 entries

naroman noun (electromagnetic waves)

Thai

4 entries

สว่าง adj (having light)
อ่อน adj (pale in colour)
เบา adj (of low weight)
แสง noun (electromagnetic waves)

Tibetan

2 entries

ཡང་པོ adj (of low weight)
འོད noun (electromagnetic waves)

Tocharian B

3 entries

lankᵤtse adj (of low weight)
lalaukar noun (electromagnetic waves)
lyūke noun (electromagnetic waves)

Tok Pisin

4 entries

lait noun (electromagnetic waves)
lait noun (source of illumination)
kamapim verb (to start (a fire))
lait verb (to start (a fire))

Tsonga

1 entries

lesedi noun (electromagnetic waves)

Turkish

4 entries

açık adj (pale in colour)
hafif adj (of low weight)
hafif adj (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)
soluk adj (pale in colour)

Turkmen

2 entries

yşyk noun (electromagnetic waves)
ýagtylyk noun (electromagnetic waves)

Tuvan

2 entries

чиик adj (of low weight)
чырык noun (electromagnetic waves)

Tuyuca

1 entries

bóere noun (electromagnetic waves)

Tày

3 entries

bau adj (of low weight)
bâu adj (of low weight)
nẩư adj (of low weight)

Ukrainian

4 entries

ле́гкий adj (of low weight)
сві́тлий adj (having light)
сві́тлий adj (pale in colour)
осві́тлення noun (source of illumination)

Urdu

4 entries

بَتّی noun (source of illumination)
روشْنی noun (electromagnetic waves)
روشْنی noun (source of illumination)
رَوشْنی noun (electromagnetic waves)

Uyghur

3 entries

نۇر name (44th sura of the Qur'an)
نۇر noun (electromagnetic waves)
يورۇقلۇق noun (electromagnetic waves)

Uzbek

4 entries

yengil adj (of low weight)
nur noun (electromagnetic waves)
yogʻdu noun (electromagnetic waves)
yorugʻlik noun (electromagnetic waves)

Venetan

4 entries

lesiéro adj (of low weight)
lixiero adj (of low weight)
liđier adj (of low weight)
ƚixièro adj (of low weight)

Vietnamese

4 entries

nhanh nhẹn adj (lightly-built)
nhiều kem adj (coffee: served with extra milk or cream)
nhiều sữa adj (coffee: served with extra milk or cream)
nhạt adj (pale in colour)

Vilamovian

1 entries

łicht noun (electromagnetic waves)

Volapük

3 entries

klilik adj (pale in colour)
paelik adj (pale in colour)
lit noun (electromagnetic waves)

Walloon

4 entries

lampe noun (source of illumination)
loumire noun (electromagnetic waves)
loumire noun (source of illumination)
aloumer verb (to start (a fire))

Waray-Waray

4 entries

hayag noun (source of illumination)
lamrag noun (electromagnetic waves)
suga noun (electromagnetic waves)
suna noun (source of illumination)

Welsh

4 entries

dibwys adj (of little significance)
disylw adj (of little significance)
golau adj (having light)
golau adj (pale in colour)

West-Frisian

1 entries

ljocht noun (electromagnetic waves)

White Hmong

1 entries

sib adj (of low weight)

Wu Chinese

1 entries

光 noun (electromagnetic waves)

Xhosa

1 entries

isibane noun (electromagnetic waves)

Yakut

3 entries

чэпчэки adj (of low weight)
сырдык noun (electromagnetic waves)
сырдык noun (source of illumination)

Yiddish

4 entries

ליכטיק adj (having light)
לײַכט adj (of low weight)
לײַכט adj (easy to endure or perform)
אור noun (electromagnetic waves)

Yine

1 entries

katalu noun (electromagnetic waves)

Yoruba

1 entries

ìmọ́lẹ̀ noun (electromagnetic waves)

Yucatec Maya

1 entries

sáasil noun (electromagnetic waves)

Yámana

1 entries

šola noun (electromagnetic waves)

Zazaki

4 entries

senık adj (of low weight)
berq noun (source of illumination)
rosani noun (spiritual illumination)
zerq noun (electromagnetic waves)

Zhuang

1 entries

mbaeu adj (of low weight)

Zulu

2 entries

isibane noun (electromagnetic waves)
ukukhanya noun (electromagnetic waves)

Záparo

1 entries

kátika noun (electromagnetic waves)

ǃXóõ

2 entries

ǁga̰e noun (electromagnetic waves)
ʘʻáa verb (to start (a fire))

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It's just five in the morning, but nevertheless it is light out.

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A child is not a vessel for filling, but a fire to light.

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Could you turn on the light, please?

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You ran a red light.

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