Light

"Light" in French

au lait

(coffee: served with extra milk or cream)

clair

(pale in colour)

lumineuse

(having light)

lumineux

(having light)

léger

(of low weight)

léger

(lightly-built)

léger

(low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.)

léger

(of little significance)

pâle

(pale in colour)

sans importance

(of little significance)

clarté

(electromagnetic waves)

feu

(traffic light, or an intersection controlled by one)

lumière

(electromagnetic waves)

lumière

(source of illumination)

lumière

(spiritual illumination)

allumer

(to start (a fire))

allumer

(to set fire to)

allumer

(to illuminate)

illuminer

(to illuminate)

éclairer

(to show the way by light)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.