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Light
/lʌɪt/
Not heavy; illumination that makes things visible; not dark in color or weight.
Synonyms:
luminescence
brightness
radiance
glow
illumination
Antonyms:
dark
heavy
Examples:
Turn on the
light
.
The bag felt
light
in my hand.
Etymology:
From Old English
leoht
, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewktom, meaning
light
.
Usage Statistics:
187 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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