Super Glossary

Light Adjective Synonyms
dainty, graceful, delicate, gentle, slight
He felt the light brush of her lips on his.

faint, gentle, mild, slight, delicate, insignificant
A light breeze rippled the surface of the pool.

ignite, set alight, set or put a match to, kindle, burn, touch off, set fire to, fire
It's getting chilly, so you'd better light the fire. When the bomb was in place, they lit the fuse.

nimble, agile, active, swift, spry, lithe, sprightly, lightsome, light-footed, limber, lissom or lissome
When dancing, he may be light on his feet, but he's not very light on mine.

alight, land, come or go down, descend, settle, deplane, disembark or debark, detrain, dismount
The bird was so tame it lighted on my finger.

illuminate, light up, lighten, brighten
Take this candle to light your way to the bedroom.

cheerful, happy, gay, sunny, merry, light-hearted, happy-go-lucky, easygoing, joyful, jovial, jolly
No‰l has written another light drawing-room comedy.

easy, not burdensome, endurable, bearable, tolerable, supportable, undemanding, effortless, untaxing, moderate
After my surgery, I was able to resume light duties at the office. The tax on such a small income is very light. You should take some light exercise every day.

simple-minded, light-headed, scatterbrained, rattle-brained, bird-brained, feather-brained, hare-brained, flighty, giddy, dizzy, silly, inane, foolish, frivolous, empty-headed, vacant, vacuous, shallow, superficial
Featherstone is a bit too light in the head to be a good manager.

not weighty, frivolous, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, inconsiderable, trivial, trifling, evanescent, unsubstantial, slight, superficial
The party was a very light affair.

amusing, entertaining, witty, diverting
The book hasn't much substance, but it makes good light reading.

Light Noun Synonyms
daybreak, dawn, sunrise, sun-up
We leave at first light.

(well-)illuminated, bright, alight, (well-)lit, (well-)lighted, shining, luminous, effulgent, brilliant, beaming, incandescent, phosphorescent, fluorescent
The lightest room in the house is the kitchen.

radiance, radiation, luminescence, glare, gleam, glow, reflection, luminosity, shine, sparkle, scintillation, incandescence, phosphorescence, fluorescence
The light of the full moon shone through the window.

clarification, enlightenment, insight, understanding, elucidation, simplification, explanation
After an hour's talk with his lawyer, he finally saw the light and confessed. Can you shed a little light on this problem, Robyn.

pale, light-hued
Put the light blue chair over here.

illumination, brightness, daylight, lamplight, candlelight, firelight, gaslight, torchlight, starlight, moonlight, sunlight, gegenschein, counterglow
There is just enough light for me to read the label.

match, lighter, spill, taper, fire, flame, ignition
Can you give me a light for my cigarette.

lamp, light-bulb, torch, beacon, lantern, candle, flare, headlight or headlamp, street-light or street lamp, flashlight
I saw a light in the distance. Someone turned off the lights.

Light Verb Synonyms
underweight, skinny, slight
Isn't Ted a bit light for his height.

lightweight, portable
I bought some light garden furniture.

turn on, switch on, put on
Light the lamps.

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