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light - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" |
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actinic radiation,
actinic ray electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions
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electromagnetic spectrum the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves
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natural philosophy,
physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
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beam of light,
light beam,
ray of light,
shaft of light,
irradiation,
beam,
ray,
shaft (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
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candle flame,
candlelight the light provided by a burning candle
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corona a long cigar with blunt ends
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counterglow,
gegenschein a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space
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daylight light during the daytime
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firelight the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)
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fluorescence light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength
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friar's lantern,
ignis fatuus,
jack-o'-lantern,
will-o'-the-wisp a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
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gaslight light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas
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glowing,
radiance,
glow the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
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glow a feeling of considerable warmth; "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret"
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half-light a greyish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors)
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incandescence,
glow light from heat
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lamplight light from a lamp
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luminescence light from nonthermal sources
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shooting star,
meteor a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
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moonlight,
moonshine,
moon the light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by"
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starlight the light of the stars
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sunlight,
sunshine,
sun the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"
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scintillation the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight
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streamer a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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torchlight light from a torch or torches
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twilight the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
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light - any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights" |
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source of illumination any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation
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anchor light,
riding lamp,
riding light a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor
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blinker,
flasher a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
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fairy light a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas)
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flood lamp,
floodlight,
photoflood,
flood a large flow
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headlamp,
headlight a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
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houselights lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium
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jacklight a light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night
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navigation light light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip
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night-light light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids)
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panel light a light to illuminate an instrument panel
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room light light that provides general illumination for a room
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sconce a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light
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searchlight a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction
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running light,
sidelight light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow
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strip lighting light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illumination
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theater light any of various lights used in a theater
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torch a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
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light - the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark" |
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lightness |
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visual property an attribute of vision
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gloriole,
aureole,
nimbus,
aura,
glory,
halo the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
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sunniness lightness created by sunlight
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highlighting,
highlight an area of lightness in a picture
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brightness the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
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light - having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good" |
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lighting |
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dark,
darkness an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"
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illumination the degree of visibility of your environment
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light - a visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner" |
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visual signal a signal that involves visual communication
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traffic light,
traffic signal,
stoplight a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections
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light - an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light" |
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scene graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"
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light - public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light" |
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general knowledge,
public knowledge knowledge that is available to anyone
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light - mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?" |
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brainstorm,
brainwave,
insight (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
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light - a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand" |
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perspective,
view,
position the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
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light - a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life" |
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friend a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
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light - a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light" |
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illumination |
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status,
condition the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
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verb |
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light - make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" |
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illume,
illumine,
illuminate |
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lighten up,
lighten become lighter; "The room lightened up"
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floodlight illuminate with floodlights
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spotlight illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
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adjektiv |
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light - characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light" |
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dark not giving performances; closed; "the theater is dark on Mondays"
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lightness,
light having a light color
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reddened,
inflamed,
ablaze adorned with tongues of flame
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autofluorescent emitting light via self-induced fluorescence
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bioluminescent (of living organisms) emitting light; "fireflies are bioluminescent"
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bright full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"
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candescent glowing from great heat
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floodlighted,
floodlit illuminated by means of floodlights; "the floodlit courtyard"
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fluorescent emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
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illuminated,
well-lighted,
lighted,
lit provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell"
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candent,
incandescent emitting light as a result of being heated; "an incandescent bulb"
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lamplit lighted by a lamp; "our lamplit mountain retreat"
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lighting-up
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livid furiously angry; "willful stupidity makes him absolutely livid"
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luminescent emitting light not caused by heat
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phosphorescent emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous; "the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood"
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sunlit,
sunstruck lighted by sunlight; "the sunlit slopes of the canyon"; "violet valleys and the sunstruck ridges"- Wallace Stegner
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white of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population"
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light - (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder" |
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dark not giving performances; closed; "the theater is dark on Mondays"
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white of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population"
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value relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe
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pale abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
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palish slightly pale
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pastel delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"
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powdery as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder; "a powdery blue"
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light - of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C" |
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heavy darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"
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weight an artifact that is heavy
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lightweight weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use; "a lightweight fabric"; "lightweight wood"
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airy having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air; "airy gauze curtains"
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floaty,
buoyant characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s"
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lighter-than-air relating to a balloon or other aircraft that flies because it weighs less than the air it displaces
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low-density
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light - psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart" |
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heavy darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"
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fooling,
casual characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter"
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light - moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step" |
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lightsome,
tripping |
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light-footed (of movement) having a light and springy step; "a light-footed girl"
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light - (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light soil" |
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loose not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"
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light - (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" |
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wakeful |
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shallow lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field"
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light - (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water" |
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heavy darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"
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chemical science,
chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
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light - of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze" |
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heavy darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"
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gentle,
easy,
soft having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes"
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light - of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons" |
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heavy darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"
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lightly-armed,
light-armed armed with light equipment and weapons; "a light-armed brigade"
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light - intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy" |
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frivolous not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"
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light - less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" |
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short |
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insufficient,
deficient of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"
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light - very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "light summer dresses" |
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thin lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
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light - demanding little effort; not burdensome; "light housework"; "light exercise" |
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undemanding requiring little if any patience or effort or skill; "the pay was adequate and the job undemanding"; "simple undemanding affection"; "an undemanding boss"
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light - having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet" |
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lite |
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fat-free,
fatless,
nonfat without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk"
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light - easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet" |
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digestible capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal
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light - designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; "light aircraft"; "a light truck" |
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light-duty not designed for heavy work; "a light-duty detergent"
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light - not great in degree or quantity or number; "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney" |
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heavy darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"
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light - having little importance; "losing his job was no light matter" |
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unimportant,
insignificant not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant"
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