lighter

/ˈlaɪtə//ˈlaɪtɚ/

adjective

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.”

1
A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).

1
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”

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