" light "

[Noun]  | "light" | \ ˈlīt \

1: something that makes vision possible

2: the sensation aroused by stimulation of the visual receptors

3: electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength that travels in a vacuum with a speed of 299,792,458 meters (about 186,000 miles) per second; specifically : such radiation that is visible to the human eye

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English liht, light, going back to Old English lēoht, Anglian lēht, going back to Germanic *leuh-t-, neuter noun (whence also Old Frisian liācht "light," Old Saxon lioht, Middle Dutch licht, lich, Old High German lioht), probably syncopated from an earlier consonantal stem *leuhađa-, as in Gothic liuhaþ "light," derivative of an Indo-European base *leu̯k- "become bright," whence also Old Irish lóchet "flash of lightning," Welsh llug "light, radiance," llug y dydd "daybreak," amlwg "clear, easily see:n" (< *ambi-luk- with zero-grade), Latin lūceō, lūcēre "to emit light, shine" (Old Latin, "to cause to shine," with o-grade *lou̯k-), lūc-, lūx "light," Old Church Slavic luča "ray of light," Russian luč (genitive lučá), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian lûč "kindling wood, torch" (< Slavic *lou̯k-), Old Prussian luckis "piece of firewood," Greek leukós "bright, shining, white," Armenian loys "light," Tocharian B lukṣäṃ "(s/he) brings light to, illuminates,"Sanskrit rócate "(it) shines, is bright," Avestan raociṇt- "brightening," Hittite lukta "it becomes light, dawns";

  * Note : Gothic liuhaþ has been compared directly with Hittite lukkatt- "dawn, next morning." See also {lumen|lumen}, {lunar|lunar}.;

[Noun]  | "light adaptation" 

1: the process including contraction of the pupil and decrease in rhodopsin by which the eye adapts to conditions of increased illumination

Origin: 1897 ;

[Noun]  | "light air" 

1: wind having a speed of 1 to 3 miles (about 1 to 5 kilometers) per hour

Origin: 1831 ;

[Adjective]  | "light" 

1: having light : bright

2: not intense in color, coloring, or pigmentation : not dark : pale

3: medium in saturation and high in lightness

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English lyht, light, going back to Old English lēoht, Anglian lēht "filled with light, bright, clear," going back to Germanic *leuhta- (whence also Old Frisian liācht, licht "light, bright," Old Saxon lioht, Middle Dutch licht, lecht, Old High German lioht, liuhti), going back to Indo-European *leu̯k-to-, probably verbal adjective from the base *leu̯k- "become bright" {mat|light:1|};

[Adjective]  | "light" 

1: having little weight : not heavy

2: designed to carry a comparatively small load

3: having relatively little weight in proportion to bulk

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English, from Old English lēoht; akin to Old High German līhti light, Latin levis, Greek elachys small;

[Adjective]  | "lite" | \ ˈlīt \

1: light

2: diminished or lacking in substance or seriousness; specifically : being an innocuous or unthreatening version —often used postpositively

Origin: 1962 ;

[Verb]  | "light" 

1: to become light : brighten —usually used with up

2: to take fire

3: to ignite something (such as a cigarette) —often used with up

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English lihten, lighten "to emit light, shine, dawn, shed light on, light (a fire, a candle), set fire to, illuminate," going back to Old English līohtan, līehtan, Anglian līhtan "to give light, become light, light (a candle)," going back to Germanic *leuhtije- (whence also Old Saxon liuhtan "to shine," Middle Dutch luchten, Old High German liuhten, Gothic liuhtjan "to give light"), weak verb derivative from *leuhta- "bright, {see: |light:2|light:2}";

[Verb]  | "light" 

1: dismount

2: settle, alight

3: to fall unexpectedly —usually used with on or upon

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English, from Old English līhtan; akin to Old English lēoht light in weight;

[Adverb]  | "light" 

1: lightly

2: with little baggage

Origin: before 12th century ;

[Noun]  | "light" 

[Noun]  | "light heavyweights" 

[Adjective]  | "light" 

[Adjective]  | "light" 

[Adjective]  | "light-fingered" 

[Verb]  | "light" 

[Verb]  | "light" 

[Verb]  | "light (on or upon)" 

[Verb]  | "light (upon)" 

[Verb]  | "light (up)"