Dictionary Definition
light adj
1 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" [ant: heavy]
2 (used of color) having a relatively small
amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as
pastels"; "a light-colored powder" [syn: light-colored]
[ant: dark]
3 of the military or industry; using (or being)
relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry";
"light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons" [ant: heavy]
4 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" [ant: heavy]
5 psychologically light; especially free from
sadness or troubles; "a light heart" [ant: heavy]
6 characterized by or emitting light; "a room
that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house
was airy and light" [ant: dark]
7 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" [syn:
unaccented, weak]
8 easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not
rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet"
10 (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" [syn: clean, clear, unclouded]
11 moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer
was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a
light tripping step" [syn: lightsome, tripping]
12 demanding little effort; not burdensome;
"light housework"; "light exercise"
13 of little intensity or power or force; "the
light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze" [ant: heavy]
14 (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight
greater than average; "light water is ordinary water" [ant:
heavy]
15 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" [syn: faint, swooning, light-headed,
lightheaded]
16 very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper";
"flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses" [syn: flimsy]
17 marked by temperance in indulgence;
"abstemious meals"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light
supper" [syn: abstemious, light(a)]
18 less than the correct or legal or full amount
often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar";
"regularly gives short weight" [syn: scant(p), short]
19 having little importance; "losing his job was
no light matter"
20 intended primarily as entertainment; not
serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy"
21 silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light
banter"; "light idle chatter" [syn: idle]
22 having a spongy or flaky texture;
well-leavened; "light pastries"
23 designed for ease of movement or to carry
little weight; "light aircraft"; "a light truck"
24 having relatively few calories; "diet cola";
"light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal
diet" [syn: lite, low-cal]
25 (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light
doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" [syn: wakeful]
26 casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior;
"her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women";
"wanton behavior" [syn: easy, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton]
Noun
1 (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can
produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft
glass window" [syn: visible
light, visible
radiation]
2 any device serving as a source of illumination;
"he stopped the car and turned off the lights" [syn: light
source]
3 a particular perspective or aspect of a
situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did
not understand"
4 the quality of being luminous; emitting or
reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of
our sun" [syn: luminosity, brightness, brightness
level, luminance,
luminousness]
5 an illuminated area; "he stepped into the
light"
6 a condition of spiritual awareness; divine
illumination; "follow God's light" [syn: illumination]
7 the visual effect of illumination on objects or
scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light
and the darkest dark" [syn: lightness]
8 a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my
life"
9 mental understanding as an enlightening
experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this
problem?"
10 having abundant light or illumination; "they
played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"
[syn: lighting] [ant:
dark]
11 public awareness; "it brought the scandal to
light"
13 a divine presence believed by Quakers to
enlighten and guide the soul [syn: Inner Light,
Light
Within, Christ
Within]
14 a visual warning signal; "they saw the light
of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner"
15 a device for lighting or igniting fuel or
charges or fires; "do you have a light?" [syn: lighter, igniter, ignitor] adv : with few burdens;
"experienced travellers travel light" [syn: lightly]
Verb
1 make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens
the room a bit" [syn: illume, illumine, light up,
illuminate]
4 cause to start burning; subject to fire or
great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a
cigarette" [syn: ignite]
[ant: snuff
out]
5 fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The
task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the
victims" [syn: fall]
1 provided with artificial light; "illuminated
advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit
room"; "a well-lighted stairwell" [syn: illuminated, lighted, well-lighted]
2 set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a
lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker" [syn: lighted] [ant: unlighted] n : the humanistic
study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit"
[syn: literature]
[also: litai (pl)]lit See
light [also: litai (pl)]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /'lɪt/
- Rhymes with: -ɪt
Verb
lit- past of light
Noun
- Abbreviated form of literature.
Adjective
- Lighted.
- He walked down the lit corridor.
- Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned.
Translations
Lighted
- Finnish: valaistu
Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs;
stoned
Derived terms
Faroese
Pronunciation
- [lɪːt]
Etymology
From the verb líta (‘to view’)Noun
lit sDerived terms
French
Pronunciation
- SAMPA: /'/
- /'lɪ/
Etymology
From lectus.Noun
fr-noun m- bed
- Où est-il? Il dort dans son lit. - Where is he? He's sleeping in his bed.
Verb
litPolish
Pronunciation
- /lit/|lang=pl
Noun
Declension
Swedish
Noun
Synonyms
See also
Volapük
vo-noun litNoun
litExtensive Definition
Lit may refer to:
- Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) - Limerick, Ireland.
- LIT, a three-letter abbreviation
- The past tense and past participle of the verb "to light"
- Literature, a collection of texts
- ".lit", a filename extension for Microsoft Reader e-books
- Lit, the anglicized version of Litr, a dwarf and a giant in Norse mythology
- Lit
(band), an American alternative rock band
- Lit (album), by the above band
- Lashkar-i-Toiba (LiT), an Islamic militant group
- LIT (video game), a WiiWare title by WayForward Technologies
- Slang term for intoxication
- An ethnic slur for Lithuanians.
- Lit Brothers department store of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- An abbreviation for literally use when speaking of translations.
See also
- Litt, a surname
lit in Esperanto: LIT
lit in Italian: LIT
lit in Kölsch: LIT (Watt ėßß datt?)
lit in Polish: Lit
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
ablaze,
afflicted, aglow, alight, bathed with light,
bent, bespangled, boiled, bombed, boozy, brightened, candlelit, canned, cockeyed, cockeyed drunk,
crocked, crocko, disguised, drunk, elevated, enlightened, firelit, fried, fuddled, gaslit, half-seas over, high, illuminated, in a blaze,
inebriated, irradiate, irradiated, lamplit, lanternlit, lighted, lightened, lit up, loaded, lubricated, luminous, lushy, moonlit, muddled, muzzy, oiled, organized, pickled, pie-eyed, pissed, pissy-eyed, pixilated, plastered, polluted, potted, raddled, shellacked, skunk-drunk,
smashed, soaked, soused, spangled, squiffy, star-spangled,
star-studded, starlit,
stewed, stinko, studded, sunlit, swacked, tanked, tight, tinseled