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lighter

/ˈlaɪtə/
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adjective

  • Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.

    "The room is light when the Sun shines through the window."

  • Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.

    "She had light skin."

  • (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.

    "I like my coffee light."

adjective

  • Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.

    "a light load ; a lighter backpack after having removed the books ; light weapons"

  • Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.

    "feathers and cork are light ; oil is lighter than water"

  • Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard or proper amount; clipped or diminished.

    "to issue light coin"

  • Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.
  • Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.

    "a light bread ; sponge cake is a light cake"

  • Gentle; having little force or momentum.

    "This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch."

  • Easy to endure or perform.

    "light duties around the house"

  • Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.

    "This light beer still gets you drunk if you have enough of it."

  • Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.

    "I made some light comment, and we moved on."

  • Unchaste, wanton.
  • Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
  • Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.

    "a light, vain person; a light mind"

  • Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.

    "Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse."

  • Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
  • Easily interrupted by stimulation.

    "light sleep; light anesthesia"

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