lighter

1. Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.

   The room is light when the Sun shines through the window.

2. Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.

   She had light skin.

3. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.

   I like my coffee light.

1. Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.

   a light load ; a lighter backpack after having removed the books ; light weapons

2. Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.

   feathers and cork are light ; oil is lighter than water

3. Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard or proper amount; clipped or diminished.

   to issue light coin

4. Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.
5. Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.

   a light bread ; sponge cake is a light cake

6. Gentle; having little force or momentum.

   This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch.

7. Easy to endure or perform.

   light duties around the house

8. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.

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

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

   I made some light comment, and we moved on.

10. Unchaste, wanton.
11. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
12. Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.

    a light, vain person; a light mind

13. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.

    Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse.

14. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
15. Easily interrupted by stimulation.

    light sleep; light anesthesia

1. One who, or that which, lights.

   a lighter of lamps

2. A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.

   Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter.

noun

A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).

verb

To transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.

1. Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.

   The room is light when the Sun shines through the window.

2. Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.

   She had light skin.

3. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.

   I like my coffee light.

1. Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.

   a light load ; a lighter backpack after having removed the books ; light weapons

2. Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.

   feathers and cork are light ; oil is lighter than water

3. Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard or proper amount; clipped or diminished.

   to issue light coin

4. Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.
5. Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.

   a light bread ; sponge cake is a light cake

6. Gentle; having little force or momentum.

   This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch.

7. Easy to endure or perform.

   light duties around the house

8. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.

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

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

   I made some light comment, and we moved on.

10. Unchaste, wanton.
11. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
12. Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.

    a light, vain person; a light mind

13. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.

    Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse.

14. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
15. Easily interrupted by stimulation.

    light sleep; light anesthesia