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light
adjective as in illuminated
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ablaze, aglow, brilliant, cloudless, lambent, lucent, lustrous, phosphorescent, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, scintillant, unclouded, unobscured, vivid, well-lighted, well-lit
adjective as in blond, fair
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fair-skinned, light-hued, light-skinned, light-toned, tow-headed
adjective as in not heavy
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agile, airy, buoyant, delicate, fluffy, lightweight, loose, slender, slight, small, thin
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atmospheric, downy, effervescent, ethereal, feathery, filmy, floatable, friable, frothy, gossamery, graceful, imponderous, inconsequential, insubstantial, light-footed, lithe, meager, nimble, porous, sandy, spongy, sprightly, sylphlike, tissuelike, trivial, unheavy, unsubstantial, weightless
adjective as in small in amount, content
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minor, minuscule, minute, restricted, scanty, shoestring, trifling, wee
adjective as in simple, easy
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effortless, facile, manageable, undemanding, unexacting, untaxing, untroublesome
adjective as in funny, cheery
noun as in luminescence from sun or other source
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bulb, candle, daylight, flash, glare, glow, lamp, lantern, radiation, ray, star, sun, sunshine, window
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aurora, beacon, blaze, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, coruscation, dawn, daybreak, daytime, effulgence, emanation, flare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glitter, illumination, incandescence, irradiation, lambency, lighthouse, luminosity, luster, morn, morning, phosphorescence, radiance, refulgence, scintillation, sheen, shine, sparkle, splendor, sunbeam, sunrise, taper, torch
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noun as in context, point of view; understanding
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angle, approach, attitude, awareness, comprehension, condition, education, elucidation, enlightenment, example, exemplar, explanation, illustration, insight, interpretation, knowledge, model, paragon, slant, standing, viewpoint
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verb as in illuminate
verb as in start on fire
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Example Sentences
He added it would have wildlife crossings for animals to pass over, bike lanes and solar lighting.
He can’t live without Stella but he knows he has a hold on her when the lights are off.
While working in north Wales in 2021, Mr Hall was alerted by neighbours that someone was in his house and all the lights were on.
It scatters more of the shorter blue wavelength light, allowing the longer red wavelength light to remain visible.
The statement also says the Ukrainian delegation "reiterated that European partners shall be involved in the peace process", but sheds no light on how Washington views the likely parameters of European involvement.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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