lighter
/ˈlaɪtə/
Dictionary
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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