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Uncommonlighter
The correct spelling is lighter.
How to pronounce lighter
/ˈlaɪtə/
adjectiveIPA: /ˈlaɪtə/
Say it like: Lit-er
The correct spelling is lighter. Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure. For example: "The room is light when the Sun shines through the window."
Usage Examples
“The room is light when the Sun shines through the window.”
“She had light skin.”
“I like my coffee light.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- 2.Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- 3.(of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- 4.Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- 5.Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
noun
- 1.One who, or that which, lights.
- 2.A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.
- 3.A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).
verb
- 1.To transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.
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