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Pronunciation
AHD|līt, IPA|/laɪt/, SAMPA|/laIt/
audio|en-us-light.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪt|-aɪt

Homophones
lite

Etymology 1
OE. lihtan|līhtan.

Verb
en-verb|lights|lighting|lit or lighted

1. To start a fire.
2. To illuminate.

Usage notes
In the UK, as a predicative adjective, lighted is more usual than lit. So, for example, "a lighted candle" is more usual than "a lit candle". Conversely, in the US, lit is more common.

Synonyms
ignite; kindle
illuminate

Antonyms
extinguish; put out; quench

Translations
trans-top|to start a fire
Afrikaans: aansteek
Armenian: վառել (va�el)
Bulgarian запалвам(zapalvam), пал� (palia)
Catalan: encendre
Chinese: ��, �� (di�nhu�)
Croatian: t-|hr|upaliti, t-|hr|zapaliti
Czech: t-|cs|zapálit
Danish: antænde, tænde
Dutch: t+|nl|aansteken
Finnish: sytyttää palaa|palamaan
French: t+|fr|allumer
German: t+|de|anzünden, t|de|anstecken, t|de|anmachen
Greek: ανάβ� (anavo)
Hebrew: he-translation|×�×�×�×�ק|hidlík, he-translation|×�צ×�ת|hitsít
Hungarian: gyújt, meggyújt
Icelandic: kveikja
Italian: t+|it|accendere
Japanese: ���� (�����, inka-suru) / ���� (�����, tenka-suru)
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Korean: ���� (bul-butIda)
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: agir vêxistin
Latvian: aizdedzin�t
Malayalam: �ത�തിയ������ (kathiykkuka)
Norwegian: t-|no|tenne
Old English: t-|ang|ælan|altǣlan|xsOld English
Portuguese: acender
Slovak: zapáliť, zažať
Slovene: prižgati
Spanish: t+|es|prender, t+|es|encender
Russian: зажига�� (zažigát�), заже�� (zažé��), �азжига�� (razžigát�), �азже�� (razžé��)
Swedish: tända
Telugu: వ�లి�ి��� (veligiMcu), ���ి��� (aMTiMcu)
Turkish: t-|tr|yakmak
Ukrainian: запа�л�ва�и, запали��и
Vietnamese: ��t, thắp, châm, nhóm
Welsh: cynnau
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trans-top|to illuminate
Afrikaans: skyn, belig
Armenian: Õ¬Õ¸Ö�Õ½Õ¡Õ¾Õ¸Ö�Õ¥Õ¬ (lusavorel)
Bulgarian о�ве��вам
Catalan: encendre, il·luminar
Chinese: �� (zhàomíng)
Croatian: t-|hr|osvjetliti
Czech: osv�tlit, osvítit
Danish: belyse, oplyse
Dutch: lichten, bijlichten
Finnish: t+|fi|valaista
French: t+|fr|allumer, t+|fr|illuminer
German: t|de|beleuchten, t|de|anstrahlen
Greek: ���ίζ�
Hebrew: he-translation|×�×�×�ר|he'ír
Hungarian: t+|hu|világít
Icelandic: t-|is|lýsa
Italian: t+|it|illuminare
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Japanese: ��� (���, terasu)
Korean: ��� (bul-kyeoda), ��� (balkhida), ��� (bichuda)
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: ron kirin
Latin: t-|la|illuminare
Latvian: apgaismot
Malayalam: പ�ര�ാശിയ������ (prakaaSiykkuka)
Norwegian: opplyse
Portuguese: t+|pt|iluminar
Russian: о�ве�а�� (osveš�át�), о�ве�и�� (osvetít�)
Slovak: svietiť
Slovene: osvetliti
Spanish: t-|es|iluminar
Swedish: belysa
Telugu: ప�ర�ాశి�ప��య� (prakaaSiMpajEyu)
Turkish: aydınlatmak
Vietnamese: chiếu sáng, r�i sáng, soi sáng
Welsh: goleuo
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ttbc|Chinese Characters: �
ttbc|Guarani: myendy (1,2)
ttbc|Hindi: (jalana)
ttbc|Ido: acendar
ttbc|Indonesian: nyala|menyalakan (1), terang|menerangi (2)
ttbc|Interlingua: accender (1), illuminar (2)
ttbc|Polish: rozpala� (1), roz�wietla�, o�wietla� (2)
ttbc|Romanian: aprinde (1), ilumina (2)
ttbc|Tupinambá: moendy (1,2)

Etymology 2
OE. leoht|l�oht. Cognate with Dutch licht, German Licht.

Noun
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en-noun

1. uncountable The natural medium emanating from the sun and other very hot sources (now recognised as electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 400-750 nm), within which vision is possible.

#: As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings.

1. A source of illumination.

#: Put that light out!

1. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.

#: Can you throw any light on this problem?

1. A notable person within a specific field or discipline.

#: Picasso was one of the leading lights of the cubist movement.

1. A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.

#: I'm really seeing you in a different light today.

1. A flame or something used to create fire.

#: Hey, buddy, you got a light?

1. A window, or space for a window in architecture

#: This facade has eight south-facing lights.

1. The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue

#: The average length of a light on a 15x15 grid is 7 or 8.

Synonyms
(electromagnetic wave perceived by the eye) visible light

Translations
trans-top|electromagnetic wave
Albanian: dritë f
Arabic: ��ر (nur), ض�ء (Dau')
Armenian: Õ¬Õ¸Ö�ÕµÕ½ (luys)
Bulgarian: елек��и�е�ка к���ка (elektricheska krushka)
Catalan: llum f
Chinese: � (gu�ng)
Croatian: t-|hr|svjetlo|n
Czech: t-|cs|sv�tlo|n
Danish: t-|da|lys|n
Dutch: t+|nl|licht|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|lumo|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: valgus
Finnish: t+|fi|valo
French: t+|fr|lumière|f
German: t+|de|Licht|n
Greek: ��� (fos) n
Hawaiian: lama, ao
Hebrew: he-translation|��ר�|orá f, he-translation|��ר|ór m
Hungarian: t+|hu|fény
Icelandic: t+|is|ljós|n
Ilocano: silaw
Indonesian: t-|id|cahaya|xs=Indonesian
Italian: t+|it|luce|f
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Japanese: � (���, hikari)
Korean: � (bich, bit)
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: ronî f, ronahî f
Latin: t+|la|lux|f, t-|la|lumen|n
Latvian: gaisma f
Lithuanian: Å¡viesa f
Luxembourgish: Liicht n
Malayalam: വ�ളി���� (veLicham), പ�ര�ാശ� (prakaaSam)
Malaysian: cahaya
Maori: t-|mi|rama|xs=Maori
Norwegian: t-|no|lys|n
Persian: ��ر (nur)
Old Prussian: sw�ikstan n
Polish: �wiat�o n
Portuguese: t+|pt|luz|f
Russian: t+|ru|�ве�|m|trsv'et|scCyrl
Scots: licht
Slovak: svetlo n
Slovene: svetloba f
Spanish: t+|es|luz|f
Sumerian: nuru, immaru
Swedish: t+|sv|ljus|n
Tagalog: ilaw
Telugu: �ా�తి (kaaMti), వ�ల�త�ర� (veluturu)
Turkish: ı�ık
Ukrainian: �в��ло :uk:�в��ло|(uk) n
Vietnamese: ánh sáng, ánh
Welsh: golau, goleuni
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trans-top|a source of light
Armenian: ճ�ագ (�rag)
Catalan: llum f
Czech: t-|cs|sv�tlo|n
Danish: lys n, lyskilde n
Dutch: t+|nl|licht
Finnish: t+|fi|valo
German: t-|de|Lichtquelle|f
Greek: ��� (fos) n
Hebrew: he-translation|��ר|ór m
Icelandic: t+|is|ljós|n
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Italian: t+|it|luce|f
Korean: � (bur, bul)
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: ronî f, ronahî f
:Sorani: t|ku|��ش�ا��|trRoshnAyee|scKUchar
Norwegian: t-|no|lys|n
Old Prussian: likti
Portuguese: t+|pt|luz|f
Russian: t+|ru|�ве�|m|trsv'et|scCyrl
Scots: licht
Slovak: osvetlenie n
Slovene: lu� f
Spanish: t+|es|luz|f
Swedish: t+|sv|ljus|n
Telugu: ��య�తి (jyOti)
Turkish: ı�ık
Vietnamese: �èn
Welsh: golau, goleuni
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trans-top|a spiritual truth
Armenian: Õ¬Õ¸Ö�ÕµÕ½ (luys)
Catalan: llum f
Danish: t-|da|lys|n
Dutch: t+|nl|licht|n
Finnish: t+|fi|valo
German: t|de|Erleuchtung|f
Greek: ��� (fos) n
Hebrew: he-translation|��ר|ór m, he-translation|��ר�|he`ará f
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Italian: t+|it|luce|m
Korean: � (bich, bit)
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: ronî f, ronahî f
Norwegian: t-|no|lys|n
Portuguese: t+|pt|luz|f
Russian: t+|ru|�ве�|m|trsvet|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|luz|f
Swedish: t+|sv|ljus|n
Telugu: ���ాన��య�తి (JnaanajyOti?))
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trans-top|a point of view
Hebrew: he-translation|��ר|ór m
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Russian: t+|ru|�ве�|m|trsv'et|scCyrl
Vietnamese: cách ("see [someone] in a good light" = nhìn �ến [ai] m�t cách �ẹp), trạng thái
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trans-top|a flame or something used to create fire.
Catalan: flama, metxa
Danish: t-|da|flamme|n
Dutch: vuurtje n
German: t+|de|Flamme|f
Hebrew: he-translation|�ש|ésh f
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Korean: � (bur, bul)
Norwegian: t+|no|flamme|m
Scots: licht
Vietnamese: lá»­a
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|��ر|���ر (nur)
ttbc|Croatian: svjetlo
ttbc|Guarani: endy (t-)
ttbc|Hindi: (prakash)
ttbc|Ido: lumo
ttbc|Indonesian: cahaya
ttbc|Interlingua: lumine
ttbc|Kurdish: ronahî, ronayî
ttbc|Lithuanian: Å¡viesa f (1); Å¡viestuvas m (2)
ttbc|Romanian: lumin� f
ttbc|Turkish: ı�ık
ttbc|Tupinambá: endy (t-)

Derived terms
hide one's light under a bushel
lights, camera, action!

Etymology 3
OE. leoht|l�oht. Cognate with Dutch licht, German licht.

Adjective
en-adj|er

1. having light
2. pale in colour
3. (coffee) served with extra milk or cream

Synonyms
(having light): bright
(pale in colour): pale
(coffee: served with extra milk or cream): with milk, with cream

Translations
trans-top|having light
Afrikaans: lig, helder
Danish: lys, belyst, oplyst
Dutch: t+|nl|licht, t+|nl|helder
German: erleuchtet
Greek: ���ειν��
Hebrew: he-translation|���ר|mu`ár m, he-translation|���רת|mu`éret f
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Icelandic: t-|is|bjart|n, t+|is|bjartur|m, t-|is|björt|f
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: ron, ge�
:Sorani: t|ku|���اک|trRoonAk|scKUchar
Norwegian: opplyst, belyst
Old Prussian: l�uks
Russian: �ве�л�й (sv'étlyj), ��кий (járkij)
Swedish: belyst, ljus
Vietnamese: sáng, sáng sủa
Welsh: golau
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trans-top|pale in colour
Afrikaans: lig, bleek gesig (pale face), blas vel (light complexion, pale skin)
Armenian: ս��թնած (sp�rt�nats)
Catalan: clar
Czech: sv�tlý m
Danish: t-|da|lys, t-|da|bleg
Dutch: t+|nl|licht
Finnish: t-|fi|vaalea
French: t+|fr|léger
German: t+|de|hell
Greek: α�ν��, ανοι����
Hebrew: he-translation|���ר|bahír m, he-translation|���ר�|behirá f
Hungarian: világos
Icelandic: fölur m, föl f, fölt n
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Italian: chiaro m chiara f
Latvian: gaišs m, gaiša f
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: ge�, (rengê) vebiye
:Sorani: t|ku|کاڵ|trkAL|scKUchar
Norwegian: t-|no|lys, t+|no|blek
Polish: jasny m, jasna f, jasne n
Portuguese: t+|pt|clara|f, t+|pt|claro|m
Russian: бледн�й (blédnyj) m, �ве�л�й (sv'étlyj)
Slovene: svetel m, svetla f, svetlo n
Swedish: t-|sv|blek, t+|sv|ljus
Turkish: t+|tr|soluk
Vietnamese: nhạt
Welsh: golau
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trans-top|coffee: served with extra milk or cream
Catalan: tallat
Danish: med mælk, med fløde
Dutch: t-|nl|koffie verkeerd
French: au lait
Icelandic: með mjólk, hvítur|hvítt n , ljós|ljóst n (both hvítur and ljós is always used in neutral because the word coffie is neutral)
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Danish: med melk, med fløte
Swedish: med grädde, med mjölk
Vietnamese: nhẹ, nhi�u sữa (extra milk), nhi�u kem#Vietnamese|kem (extra cream)
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Derived terms
gaslight
lightbulb
light globe
lighthouse
moonlight
nightlight
skylight
sunlight

Etymology 4
OE. leocht|l�ocht. Cognate with Dutch licht, German leicht, Swedish lätt, Norwegian lett.

Adjective
en-adj|er

1. Of low weight; not heavy.

#: My bag was much lighter once I had dropped off the books.

1. Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads.

#: We took a light aircraft down to the city.

1. Gentle; having little force or momentum.

#: This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch.

1. low|Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.

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

1. Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.

#: I made some light comment, and we moved on.

Synonyms
lite (3)

Antonyms
dark (2)
heavy (1)

Translations
trans-top|of low weight
Armenian: թեթ� (t�et�ev)
Catalan: lleuger
Chinese: �, 轻 (qīng)
Danish: t-|da|let
Dutch: t+|nl|licht
Finnish: t+|fi|kevyt
French: t+|fr|léger
German: t+|de|leicht
Hebrew: he-translation|ק�|kál m, he-translation|ק��|kaláh f
Hungarian: könnyű
Icelandic: léttur m, létt fn
Italian: t+|it|leggero
Japanese: 軽��(���, karui)
Korean: ��� (gabyeopda)
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Kurdish: KUchar|س��ک
Latin: t-|la|levis
Latvian: viegls m, viegla f
Norwegian: t+|no|lett
Old Prussian: l�ngus m
Polish: lekki m, lekka f, lekkie n
Portuguese: t+|pt|leve
Russian: л�гкий (ljóxkij) m
Slovene: lahek m, lahka f, lahko n
Spanish: ligero, liviano (formal)
Swedish: t+|sv|lätt
Turkish: hafif
Ukrainian: легкий (leɦkýj) m, легка (leɦká) f, легке (leɦké) n
Vietnamese: nhẹ, nhẹ nhàng
Welsh: ysgafn
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trans-top|lightly-built
Hebrew: he-translation|ק�|kál m
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Vietnamese: nhẹ, nhanh nhẹn (indicates speed due to lightness)
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trans-top|low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
Catalan: lleuger, light
Danish: kalorielet
Dutch: t+|nl|licht
Finnish: kevyt- (in compounds)
French: t+|fr|léger
German: t+|de|leicht
Hebrew: he-translation|����ת�|diatéti m, he-translation|����ת�ת|diatétit f, he-translation|ק�|kál m, he-translation|ק��|kaláh f
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Icelandic: fitulítill m, fituskertur m, fitusnauður m
Italian: leggero m leggera f
Norwegian: lett-
Polish: lekki m, lekka f, lekkie n
Spanish: t+|es|ligero|m, t-|es|ligera|f
Swedish: lätt-
Turkish: hafif
Vietnamese: nhẹ (low in alcohol)
Welsh: ysgafn
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trans-top|of little significance
Danish: banal#Danish|banal, triviel
trans-mid
Norwegian: t-|no|banal, t+|no|enkel
Portuguese: t+|pt|banal
Vietnamese: tầm thư�ng
Welsh: disylw, dibwys, ysgafn
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ttbc|Crimean Tatar: carık
ttbc|Guarani: vevúi
ttbc|Ido: lejera
ttbc|Indonesian: ringan
ttbc|Interlingua: leve, legier
ttbc|Japanese: 軽� (���, karui)
ttbc|Javanese: enteng
ttbc|Lithuanian: lengvas m (1); Å¡viesus m (2)
ttbc|Romanian: u�or m u�oar� f
ttbc|Tupinambá: bebuîa

Noun
en-noun

1. curling A stone that is not thrown hard enough

Etymology 5
OE. lihtan|līhtan.

Verb
en-verb|lights|lighting|lit or lighted

1. To come by chance.

#: I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's.

1. (old use) To alight.

#: She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet.

Translations
trans-top|to come by chance
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Vietnamese: tình c� gặp
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trans-top|to alight
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Vietnamese: xu�ng
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