Heavy vs. Light: Know the Difference
By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 25, 2023
"Heavy" refers to something of great weight or density, while "Light" implies something of low weight or less density.
Key Differences
"Heavy" is used to describe objects with substantial mass and weight, suggesting difficulty in lifting or moving. "Light," conversely, denotes objects with little mass and weight, often easy to handle or move.
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In a metaphorical sense, "heavy" can describe serious or intense situations, emotions, or topics. In contrast, "light" can refer to things that are carefree, easy, or not serious.
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The term "heavy" can also imply something rich, dense, or intense in context, like heavy cream or heavy rain. "Light," in similar contexts, suggests something mild, sparse, or delicate, like light rain or light seasoning.
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In physical sciences, "heavy" often refers to substances with high density or atomic weight. "Light" materials or elements, in contrast, have low density or atomic weight.
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In usage, "heavy" can imply a burden, either physically or emotionally. "Light" suggests ease or relief from burdens.
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Comparison Chart
Scientific Property
High density, high atomic weight
Low density, low atomic weight
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Heavy and Light Definitions
Heavy
Burdensome or difficult to endure.
The loss left a heavy feeling in her heart.
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Light
Not serious or profound.
They engaged in light conversation at the party.
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Light
Low in density or atomic weight.
Light gases like helium rise upwards.
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Light
Electromagnetic radiation that is visible, perceivable by the normal human eye as colors between red and violet, having frequencies between 400 terahertz and 790 terahertz and wavelengths between 750 nanometers and 380 nanometers. Also called visible light.
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Light
The sensation of perceiving light; brightness
A sudden light that made me blink.
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Light
A source of light, especially a lamp, a lantern, or an electric lighting fixture
Turn out the lights when you leave.
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Heavy
Equipped with massive armaments and weapons
A heavy cruiser.
Heavy infantry.
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Light
The illumination derived from a source of light
By the light of the moon.
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Light
The particular quantity or quality of such illumination
Moved the lamp closer to get better light.
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Light
The pathway or route of such illumination to a person
You're standing in his light.
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Light
A mechanical device that uses illumination as a signal or warning, especially a beacon or traffic signal.
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Heavy
Slow to dissipate; strong
"There was a heavy fragrance of flowers and lemon trees" (Mario Puzo).
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Light
(Architecture) One of two or more openings in a window divided by a mullion or mullions.
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Light
Something that provides information or clarification
Research that produced little new light on the question.
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Light
A state of awareness or understanding, especially as derived from a particular source
In the light of experience.
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Light
A way of looking at or considering a matter; an aspect
Saw the situation in a different light.
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Light
Lights One's individual opinions, choices, or standards
Acted according to their own lights.
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Light
A person who inspires or is adored by another
My daughter is the light of my life.
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Light
A prominent or distinguished person; a luminary
One of the leading lights of the theater.
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Heavy
Lacking vitality; deficient in vivacity or grace
A heavy gait.
Heavy humor.
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Light
Light In Quaker doctrine, the guiding spirit or divine presence in each person.
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Heavy
Of, relating to, or involving the large-scale production of basic products, such as steel
Heavy industry.
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(Physics) Of or relating to an isotope with an atomic mass greater than the average mass of that element.
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Light
To provide, cover, or fill with light; illuminate
Fireworks lighting the sky.
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Light
To signal, direct, or guide with light
"You'd ... set the lamp in the dormer window to light him home through the storm" (Edith Nesbit).
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Heavy
(Linguistics) Of, relating to, or being a syllable ending in a long vowel or in a vowel plus two consonants.
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Light
To start to burn; be ignited or kindled
Green wood does not light easily.
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Light
To come upon by chance or accident. Used with on or upon
Lit on the perfect solution to the problem.
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Light
Characterized by or filled with light; bright
A room that is light when the shutters are open.
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Heavy
Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.
Heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.
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Light
Of relatively little weight for its size or bulk
Balsa is a light wood.
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Light
Designed for ease and quickness of movement; having a structure that is slim and has little weight for its type or class
Light aircraft.
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Heavy
(of a person) Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.
He was a heavy sleeper, a heavy eater and a heavy smoker – certainly not an ideal husband.
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Light
Requiring relatively little equipment and using relatively simple processes to produce consumer goods
Light industry.
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Heavy
(of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.
Cheese-stuffed sausage is too heavy to eat before exercising.
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Heavy
Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.
It was a heavy storm;
A heavy slumber in bed;
A heavy punch
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Heavy
Laden to a great extent.
His eyes were heavy with sleep;
She was heavy with child
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Light
Consuming or using relatively moderate amounts; abstemious
A light eater.
A light smoker.
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Heavy
Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.
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Heavy
Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.
A heavy gait, looks, manners, style, etc.
A heavy writer or book
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Light
Intended primarily as entertainment and lacking serious or weighty content
A light comedy.
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Heavy
(physics) Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one.
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Heavy
Especially, having a maximum takeoff weight exceeding 300,000 tons, as almost all widebodies do, generating high wake turbulence.
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Light
Containing a relatively small amount of a potentially harmful ingredient, such as alcohol, fat, or sodium
Light beer.
Light mayonnaise.
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Heavy
In a heavy manner; weightily; heavily; gravely.
Heavy laden with their sins
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Light
Of, relating to, or being a syllable ending in a short vowel or a short vowel plus a consonant.
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Light
Of, relating to, or being a vowel or syllable pronounced with little or no stress.
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Heavy
(slang) A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.
With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films.
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Heavy
(slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.
A fight started outside the bar but the heavies came out and stopped it.
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Light
Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.
As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings.
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Heavy
(often with "up") To make heavier.
They piled their goods on the donkey's back, heavying up an already backbreaking load.
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Light
(figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
Can you throw any light on this problem?
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Heavy
To use power or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure.
The union was well known for the methods it used to heavy many businesses.
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Light
A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
Picasso was one of the leading lights of the cubist movement.
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Light
(painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
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Heavy
Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught.
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Light
A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
I'm really seeing you in a different light today.
Magoon's governorship in Cuba was viewed in a negative light by many Cuban historians for years thereafter.
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Heavy
Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.
The hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod.
The king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make.
Sent hither to impart the heavy news.
Trust him not in matter of heavy consequence.
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Light
A flame or something used to create fire.
Hey, buddy, you got a light?
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Heavy
Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain, disappointment.
The heavy [sorrowing] nobles all in council were.
A light wife doth make a heavy husband.
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Light
A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
A Bengal light
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Heavy
Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy writer or book.
Whilst the heavy plowman snores.
Of a heavy, dull, degenerate mind.
Neither [is] his ear heavy, that it can not hear.
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Light
A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
This facade has eight south-facing lights.
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Heavy
Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like.
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Light
The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
The average length of a light on a 15×15 grid is 7 or 8.
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Heavy
Loud; deep; - said of sound; as, heavy thunder.
But, hark! that heavy sound breaks in once more.
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Light
Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
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Heavy
Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; - said of earth; as, a heavy road, soil, and the like.
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Heavy
Not agreeable to, or suitable for, the stomach; not easily digested; - said of food.
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Light
A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions.
To get to our house, turn right at the third light.
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Light
(transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night.
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Heavy
Of comparatively great physical weight or density;
A heavy load
Lead is a heavy metal
Heavy mahogony furniture
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Light
(intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
This soggy match will not light.
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Heavy
Unusually great in degree or quantity or number;
Heavy taxes
A heavy fine
Heavy casualties
Heavy losses
Heavy rain
Heavy traffic
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Light
To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
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Heavy
Of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment;
Heavy artillery
Heavy infantry
A heavy cruiser
Heavy guns
Heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries
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Light
To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
Light' the extra ball by amassing 500 million points in the wizard mode.
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Light
(nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
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Heavy
Marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness;
A heavy heart
A heavy schedule
Heavy news
A heavy silence
Heavy eyelids
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Light
To find by chance.
I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's.
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Heavy
Usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
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Heavy
(used of soil) compact and fine-grained;
The clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated
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Light
(archaic) To alight; to land or come down.
She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet.
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Light
Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
The room is light when the Sun shines through the window.
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Heavy
Of great intensity or power or force;
A heavy blow
The fighting was heavy
Heavy seas
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Light
Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
She had light skin.
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Heavy
(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight;
Heavy hydrogen
Heavy water
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Heavy
(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain;
Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'
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Light
Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
A light load ; a lighter backpack after having removed the books ; light weapons
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Heavy
Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter;
Dense smoke
Heavy fog
Impenetrable gloom
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Light
Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
Feathers and cork are light ; oil is lighter than water
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Light
Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
To issue light coin
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Heavy
Of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately;
Does a lot of hard drinking
A heavy drinker
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Light
Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
A light aircraft ; a light tank
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Heavy
Full and loud and deep;
Heavy sounds
A herald chosen for his sonorous voice
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Light
(military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
Light infantry; a troop of light horse
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Heavy
Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought;
Grave responsibilities
Faced a grave decision in a time of crisis
A grievous fault
Heavy matters of state
The weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
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Light
Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
If a ship is light or partially loaded ; the light draft of a vessel, or its light displacement
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Heavy
Slow and laborious because of weight;
The heavy tread of tired troops
Moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot
Ponderous prehistoric beasts
A ponderous yawn
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Light
Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
The light locomotives ; a locomotive may be moved light
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Heavy
Large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work;
A heavy truck
Heavy machinery
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Heavy
Dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal;
A heavy pudding
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Light
(cookery) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
A light bread ; sponge cake is a light cake
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Light
Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
This light beer still gets you drunk if you have enough of it.
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Heavy
Full of; bearing great weight;
Trees heavy with fruit
Vines weighed down with grapes
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Light
Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
A light drizzle; a light rain was falling; a light snow set in
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Heavy
Requiring or showing effort;
Heavy breathing
The subject made for labored reading
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Light
Gentle; having little force or momentum.
This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch.
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Heavy
Characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;
Worked their arduous way up the mining valley
A grueling campaign
Hard labor
Heavy work
Heavy going
Spent many laborious hours on the project
Set a punishing pace
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Light
Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
I made some light comment, and we moved on.
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Heavy
(of sleep) deep and complete;
A heavy sleep
Fell into a profound sleep
A sound sleeper
Deep wakeless sleep
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Heavy
In an advanced stage of pregnancy;
Was big with child
Was great with child
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Light
Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
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Light
(dated) Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
A light, vain person; a light mind
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Light
Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse.
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Light
Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
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Heavy
High in density or atomic weight.
Heavy elements are found at the bottom of the periodic table.
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Light
That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.
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Light
That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc.
Then he called for a light, and sprang in.
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night.
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Light
The time during which the light of the sun is visible; day; especially, the dawn of day.
The murderer, rising with the light, killeth the poor and needy.
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Light
The brightness of the eye or eyes.
He seemed to find his way without his eyes;For out o'door he went without their helps,And, to the last, bended their light on me.
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Light
The medium through which light is admitted, as a window, or window pane; a skylight; in architecture, one of the compartments of a window made by a mullion or mullions.
There were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
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Light
Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
The duke yet would have dark deeds darkly answered; he would never bring them to light.
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Light
The power of perception by vision.
My strength faileth me; as for the light of my eyes, it also is gone from me.
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Light
That which illumines or makes clear to the mind; mental or spiritual illumination; enlightenment; knowledge; information.
He shall never knowThat I had any light of this from thee.
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Light
Prosperity; happiness; joy; felicity.
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall spring forth speedily.
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Light
The manner in which the light strikes upon a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; - opposed to shade. Cf. Chiaroscuro.
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Light
Appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances presented to view; point of view; as, to state things fairly and put them in the right light.
Frequent consideration of a thing . . . shows it in its several lights and various ways of appearance.
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Light
One who is conspicuous or noteworthy; a model or example; as, the lights of the age or of antiquity.
Joan of Arc,A light of ancient France.
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Light
A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or colored flame; as, a Bengal light.
Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
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Light
Having light; not dark or obscure; bright; clear; as, the apartment is light.
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Light
White or whitish; not intense or very marked; not of a deep shade; moderately colored; as, a light color; a light brown; a light complexion.
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Light
Having little, or comparatively little, weight; not tending to be the center of gravity with force; not heavy.
These weights did not exert their natural gravity, . . . insomuch that I could not guess which was light or heavy whilst I held them in my hand.
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Light
Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne, or carried by physical strength; as, a light burden, or load.
Ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
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Light
Easy to be endured or performed; not severe; not difficult; as, a light affliction or task.
Light sufferings give us leisure to complain.
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Light
Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as, light food; also, containing little nutriment.
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Light
Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons; as, light troops; a troop of light horse.
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Light
Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
Unmarried men are best friends, best masters . . . but not always best subjects, for they are light to run away.
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Light
Not heavily burdened; not deeply laden; not sufficiently ballasted; as, the ship returned light.
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Light
Not copious or heavy; not dense; not inconsiderable; as, a light rain; a light snow; light vapors.
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Light
Not pressing heavily or hard upon; hence, having an easy, graceful manner; delicate; as, a light touch; a light style of execution.
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Light
Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile; as, a light, vain person; a light mind.
There is no greater argument of a light and inconsiderate person than profanely to scoff at religion.
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Light
Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; wanting dignity or solemnity; trifling; gay; frivolous; airy; unsubstantial.
Seneca can not be too heavy, nor Plautus too light.
Specimens of New England humor laboriously light and lamentably mirthful.
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Light
Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
Are his wits safe? Is he not light of brain ?
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Light
Easily bestowed; inconsiderately rendered.
To a fair semblance doth light faith annex.
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Light
Wanton; unchaste; as, a woman of light character.
A light wife doth make a heavy husband.
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished; as, light coin.
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to ignite; to kindle; as, to light a candle or lamp; to light the gas; - sometimes with up.
If a thousand candles be all lighted from one.
And the largest lamp is lit.
Absence might cure it, or a second mistressLight up another flame, and put out this.
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to spread over with light; - often with up.
Ah, hopeless, lasting flames! like those that burnTo light the dead.
One hundred years ago, to have lit this theater as brilliantly as it is now lighted would have cost, I suppose, fifty pounds.
The sun has set, and Vesper, to supplyHis absent beams, has lighted up the sky.
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
His bishops lead him forth, and light him on.
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
To be illuminated; to receive light; to brighten; - with up; as, the room light up very well.
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Light
To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
From his head the heavy burgonet did light.
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
To dismount; to descend, as from a horse or carriage; to alight; - with from, off, on, upon, at, in.
When she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
Slowly rode across a withered heath,And lighted at a ruined inn.
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
To descend from flight, and rest, perch, or settle, as a bird or insect.
[The bee] lights on that, and this, and tasteth all.
On the tree tops a crested peacock lit.
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
To come down suddenly and forcibly; to fall; - with on or upon.
On me, me only, as the source and springOf all corruption, all the blame lights due.
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
To come by chance; to happen; - with on or upon; formerly with into.
The several degrees of vision, which the assistance of glasses (casually at first lit on) has taught us to conceive.
They shall light into atheistical company.
And here we lit on Aunt Elizabeth,And Lilia with the rest.
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation;
The light was filtered through a soft glass window
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Light
Any device serving as a source of illumination;
He stopped the car and turned off the lights
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
A particular perspective or aspect of a situation;
Although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
The quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light;
Its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun
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Light
A condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination;
Follow God's light
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
The visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures;
He could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark
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Light
Mental understanding as an enlightening experience;
He finally saw the light
Can you shed light on this problem?
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Having abundant light or illumination;
They played as long as it was light
As long as the lighting was good
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
A divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
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Light
A visual warning signal;
They saw the light of the beacon
There was a light at every corner
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires;
Do you have a light?
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat;
Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter
Light a cigarette
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Fall to somebody by assignment or lot;
The task fell to me
It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Of comparatively little physical weight or density;
A light load
Magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C
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Light
(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent;
Light blue
Light colors such as pastels
A light-colored powder
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Light
Of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment;
Light infantry
Light cavalry
Light industry
Light weapons
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Light
Not great in degree or quantity or number;
A light sentence
A light accent
Casualties were light
Light snow was falling
Light misty rain
Light smoke from the chimney
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles;
A light heart
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Characterized by or emitting light;
A room that is light when the shutters are open
The inside of the house was airy and light
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress;
A syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable
A weak stress on the second syllable
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Light
Easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned;
A light diet
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Light
(used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency;
Light sandy soil
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Light
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims;
Efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings
Clear laughter like a waterfall
Clear reds and blues
A light lilting voice like a silver bell
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Moving easily and quickly; nimble;
The dancer was light and graceful
A lightsome buoyant step
Walked with a light tripping step
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Light
Demanding little effort; not burdensome;
Light housework
Light exercise
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Light
Of little intensity or power or force;
The light touch of her fingers
A light breeze
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Light
(physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average;
Light water is ordinary water
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Light
Weak and likely to lose consciousness;
Suddenly felt faint from the pain
Was sick and faint from hunger
Felt light in the head
A swooning fit
Light-headed with wine
Light-headed from lack of sleep
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Very thin and insubstantial;
Thin paper
Flimsy voile
Light summer dresses
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Marked by temperance in indulgence;
Abstemious meals
A light eater
A light smoker
Ate a light supper
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so;
A light pound
A scant cup of sugar
Regularly gives short weight
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound;
Light verse
A light comedy
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight;
Light aircraft
A light truck
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Having relatively few calories;
Diet cola
Light (or lite) beer
Lite (or light) mayonnaise
A low-cal diet
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
(of sleep) easily disturbed;
In a light doze
A light sleeper
A restless wakeful night
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Oct 19, 2023
Light
Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior;
Her easy virtue
He was told to avoid loose (or light) women
Wanton behavior
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Repeatedly Asked Queries
Is "light" always about physical weight?
No, it can also refer to something not serious or profound.
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Nov 22, 2023
Can "heavy" be used to describe feelings?
Yes, it often describes intense or burdensome emotions.
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Nov 22, 2023
Does "heavy" imply difficulty?
Often, especially in physical or emotional contexts.
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Nov 22, 2023
Does "heavy" have a scientific meaning?
Yes, it refers to high density or atomic weight.
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Nov 22, 2023
Is "heavy rain" a common phrase?
Yes, it describes intense or copious rainfall.
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Nov 22, 2023
Can "light" refer to a workload?
Yes, it can describe an easy or manageable workload.
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Nov 22, 2023
Can "light" be used in scientific contexts?
Absolutely, often referring to low density or atomic weight.
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Nov 22, 2023
Is "heavy lifting" a metaphor?
Yes, it's used for difficult tasks, both literally and figuratively.
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Nov 22, 2023
Can "light" describe a genre?
Yes, like light music, which is easy listening and relaxing.
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Nov 22, 2023
Does "heavy" always mean difficult?
Not in all contexts, but it often implies a challenge.
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Nov 22, 2023
Can "light" be a temporary state?
Yes, it often refers to transient or fleeting conditions.
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Nov 22, 2023
Can "light" refer to entertainment?
Yes, like light reading or a light movie, meaning easy or enjoyable.
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Nov 22, 2023
Is "heavy" a subjective term?
To some extent, as perception of weight or seriousness can vary.
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Nov 22, 2023
Is "heavy" used in music?
Yes, to describe intense or powerful music like heavy metal.
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Nov 22, 2023
Can "light" describe weather?
Yes, like light rain, indicating a mild or sparse rainfall.
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Nov 22, 2023
Does "heavy" imply permanence?
Not necessarily; it can be temporary or situational.
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Nov 22, 2023
Can "light" be used in technology?
Yes, for devices or software that are easy to use or not resource-intensive.
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Nov 22, 2023
Can "light" mean lacking in depth?
Yes, it can imply a lack of depth or seriousness in various contexts.
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Nov 22, 2023
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