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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lighter Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lighter Entailment of verb lighter Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb lighter 1 sense of lighter Sense 1 lighter => transport Familiarity of verb lighter lighter used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lighter Sense 1 lighter => transport -------------- Grep of noun lighter blighter cigar lighter cigarette lighter firelighter highlighter lamplighter lighter lighter-than-air craft lighterage lighterman pocket lighter Overview of noun lighter The noun lighter has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. igniter, ignitor, lighter -- (a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire) 2. lighter, light, igniter, ignitor -- (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?") 3. barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter -- (a boat with a flat bottom for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)) Overview of verb lighter The verb lighter has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lighter -- (transport by lighter) Overview of adj light The adj light has 26 senses (first 12 from tagged texts) 1. (15) 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") 2. (11) light, light-colored -- ((used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder") 3. (4) light -- (of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons") 4. (3) 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") 5. (3) light -- (psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart") 6. (3) 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") 7. (2) unaccented, light, weak -- (used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable") 8. (2) light -- (easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet") 9. (2) friable, light, sandy -- ((used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil") 10. (1) clean, clear, light, unclouded -- ((of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell") 11. (1) light, lightsome, tripping -- (moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step") 12. (1) light -- (demanding little effort; not burdensome; "light housework"; "light exercise") 13. light -- (of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze") 14. light -- ((physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water") 15. faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded -- (weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep") 16. flimsy, light -- (very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses") 17. abstemious, light -- (marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious meals"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper") 18. light, scant, short -- (less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight") 19. light -- (having little importance; "losing his job was no light matter") 20. light -- (intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy") 21. idle, light -- (silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter") 22. light -- (having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened; "light pastries") 23. light -- (designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; "light aircraft"; "a light truck") 24. diet, light, lite, low-cal -- (having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet") 25. light, wakeful -- ((of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night") 26. easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton -- (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior") Antonyms of adj light 26 senses of light Sense 1 light (vs. heavy) heavy (vs. light) => dense => doughy, soggy => heavyweight => hefty => massive => middleweight => ponderous => welterweight Sense 2 light (vs. dark), light-colored dark (vs. light) => darkish Sense 3 light (vs. heavy) heavy (vs. light) Sense 4 light (vs. heavy) heavy (vs. light) => harsh => thick Sense 5 light (vs. heavy) heavy (vs. light) => burdensome, onerous, taxing => distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying => leaden, weighted => oppressive => weighty Sense 6 light (vs. dark) dark (vs. light) => Acheronian, Acherontic, Stygian => aphotic => black, pitch-black, pitch-dark => caliginous => Cimmerian => crepuscular => darkened => darkening => darkling => darkling => dim, subdued => glooming, gloomy, gloomful => lightless, unilluminated, unlighted, unlit => lightproof, light-tight => dusky, twilight(postnominal), twilit => tenebrous, tenebrific, tenebrious Sense 7 unaccented, light, weak INDIRECT (VIA unstressed) -> stressed Sense 8 light INDIRECT (VIA digestible) -> indigestible Sense 9 friable, light, sandy INDIRECT (VIA loose) -> compact Sense 10 clean, clear, light, unclouded INDIRECT (VIA pure) -> impure Sense 11 light, lightsome, tripping INDIRECT (VIA light-footed) -> heavy-footed Sense 12 light INDIRECT (VIA undemanding) -> demanding Sense 13 light (vs. heavy) heavy (vs. light) => big Sense 14 light (vs. heavy) heavy (vs. light) Sense 15 faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded INDIRECT (VIA ill) -> well Sense 16 flimsy, light INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> thick Sense 17 abstemious, light(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA temperate) -> intemperate Sense 18 light, scant(prenominal), short INDIRECT (VIA insufficient) -> sufficient Sense 19 light INDIRECT (VIA insignificant) -> significant, important Sense 20 light INDIRECT (VIA frivolous) -> serious Sense 21 idle, light INDIRECT (VIA frivolous) -> serious Sense 22 light INDIRECT (VIA leavened) -> unleavened Sense 23 light INDIRECT (VIA light-duty) -> heavy-duty Sense 24 diet(postnominal), light, lite, low-cal INDIRECT (VIA nonfat) -> fatty, fat Sense 25 light, wakeful INDIRECT (VIA shallow) -> deep Sense 26 easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton INDIRECT (VIA unchaste) -> chaste Similarity of adj light 26 senses of light Sense 1 light (vs. heavy) => airy => bantamweight => buoyant, floaty => chiffon => feathery, featherlike => featherweight => flyweight => lightweight => lightweight => low-density(prenominal) Sense 2 light (vs. dark), light-colored => pale => pastel => powdery => palish Also See-> white#1, achromatic#1 Sense 3 light (vs. heavy) => light-armed, lightly-armed Sense 4 light (vs. heavy) => easy Sense 5 light (vs. heavy) => fooling, casual Sense 6 light (vs. dark) => ablaze(prenominal), inflamed, reddened => bioluminescent => bright => candescent => floodlit, floodlighted => fluorescent => illuminated, lighted, lit, well-lighted => illuminating => incandescent, candent => lamplit => lighting-up(postnominal) => livid => phosphorescent => sunlit, sunstruck => white => luminescent Sense 7 unaccented, light, weak => unstressed (vs. stressed), unaccented Sense 8 light => digestible (vs. indigestible) Sense 9 friable, light, sandy => loose (vs. compact) Sense 10 clean, clear, light, unclouded => pure (vs. impure) Sense 11 light, lightsome, tripping => light-footed (vs. heavy-footed) Sense 12 light => undemanding (vs. demanding) Sense 13 light (vs. heavy) => easy, gentle, soft Sense 14 light (vs. heavy) Sense 15 faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded => ill (vs. well), sick Sense 16 flimsy, light => thin (vs. thick) Sense 17 abstemious, light(postnominal) => temperate (vs. intemperate) Sense 18 light, scant(prenominal), short => insufficient (vs. sufficient), deficient Sense 19 light => insignificant (vs. significant), unimportant Sense 20 light => frivolous (vs. serious) Sense 21 idle, light => frivolous (vs. serious) Sense 22 light => leavened (vs. unleavened) Sense 23 light => light-duty (vs. heavy-duty) Sense 24 diet(postnominal), light, lite, low-cal => nonfat (vs. fatty), fat-free, fatless Sense 25 light, wakeful => shallow (vs. deep) Sense 26 easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton => unchaste (vs. chaste) Attributes of adj light 3 of 26 senses of light Sense 1 light (vs. heavy) => weight Sense 2 light (vs. dark), light-colored => value Sense 6 light (vs. dark) => light, lightness Familiarity of adj light light used as an adjective is very familiar (polysemy count = 26) Grep of adj light alight light light-armed light-blue light-colored light-duty light-fingered light-footed light-green light-haired light-handed light-headed light-minded light-sensitive light-skinned light-tight lighted lightheaded lighthearted lighting-up lightless lightly-armed lightly armored lightly armoured lightproof lightsome lightweight slight top-flight twilight Overview of noun lighter The noun lighter has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. igniter, ignitor, lighter -- (a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire) 2. lighter, light, igniter, ignitor -- (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?") 3. barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter -- (a boat with a flat bottom for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)) Overview of verb lighter The verb lighter has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lighter -- (transport by lighter) Overview of adj light The adj light has 26 senses (first 12 from tagged texts) 1. (15) 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") 2. (11) light, light-colored -- ((used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder") 3. (4) light -- (of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons") 4. (3) 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") 5. (3) light -- (psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart") 6. (3) 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") 7. (2) unaccented, light, weak -- (used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable") 8. (2) light -- (easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet") 9. (2) friable, light, sandy -- ((used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil") 10. (1) clean, clear, light, unclouded -- ((of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell") 11. (1) light, lightsome, tripping -- (moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step") 12. (1) light -- (demanding little effort; not burdensome; "light housework"; "light exercise") 13. light -- (of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze") 14. light -- ((physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water") 15. faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded -- (weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep") 16. flimsy, light -- (very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses") 17. abstemious, light -- (marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious meals"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper") 18. light, scant, short -- (less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight") 19. light -- (having little importance; "losing his job was no light matter") 20. light -- (intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy") 21. idle, light -- (silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter") 22. light -- (having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened; "light pastries") 23. light -- (designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; "light aircraft"; "a light truck") 24. diet, light, lite, low-cal -- (having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet") 25. light, wakeful -- ((of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night") 26. easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton -- (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior")
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