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lighter

The correct spelling is lighter.

How to pronounce lighter

/ˈlaɪtə/
adjective

IPA: /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. 1.Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
  2. 2.Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
  3. 3.(of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
  4. 4.Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
  5. 5.Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.

noun

  1. 1.One who, or that which, lights.
  2. 2.A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.
  3. 3.A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).

verb

  1. 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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