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phrases with adjectives – light
The word ‘light’ as an adjective can mean sufficient natural light, pale or not weighing much. For example:
- It’s getting light, we should go home and sleep. (sufficient natural light)
- I’m painting the bathroom a shade lighter. (pale)
- My bag feels light, I think i’ve forgotten something. (not weighing much)
Let’s take a look at some common expressions and sayings containing the word ‘light’.
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It’s this time of year again: Windows, streets and shops are lit with Christmas lights; we light candles and fires; and travelling light can get difficult as we bring and receive presents.
The noun
As a noun, light can be uncountable (which means it has no plural) or countable.
- As an uncountable noun, light describes the brightness that comes from a
source like the sun, a fire or a lamp.
There’s sunlight, moonlight, daylight… - The countable noun denominates a piece of equipment that produces light, such as a lamp, or a bulb.
There are traffic lights, headlights, fairy lights, and in this season, Christmas lights…
source like the sun, a fire or a lamp.Related words
The adjective / adverb
Light as an adjective is the opposite of several other adjectives: dark, heavy, thick, serious, deep…
- Something, e.g. a present, a suitcase or a person, can be light / lightweight or heavy.
- If you can hear some light footsteps outside, it might be an elf; if you hear heavy footsteps, it may be Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus) himself!
- Wearing a light sweater may be enough to keep you warm indoors, but you may want to wear a thick jumper outdoors.
- In the northern hemisphere, it gets light much later at Christmas time than in the summer, and it gets dark much earlier in the afternoon.
- Ideally, we should have a light meal for dinner as opposed to Christmas, when we often have too much and too heavy food.
- In order to shed those extra kilos, how about some light exercise, before going on to moderate or more vigorous exercise?
- For the holidays, I prefer some light reading, nothing too serious.
- Sleep can be light as opposed to heavy or deep.
- Hopefully over Christmas you only do some light work; leave the heavy work for later.
Some idioms and expressions
- Streets and shops are beautifully lit at Christmastime.
To be lit also has a slang meaning, though:
It can mean intoxicated (under the influence of alcohol), but also exciting or excellent.
He was getting lit.
That party was lit!
- A place can be alight with candles.
- When someone makes light of something they behave as if it’s not a problem, not serious or important.
- We travel light when we just take a trolley or a carry-on bag.
- When someone gets off lightly, they are not punished very severely.
- Something that is enlightening gives us more information or understanding of something.
- The present was big, but as light as a feather.
- When we feel light-headed, we feel dizzy from standing up too fast, so be careful these days.
- I really hope your Christmas holidays are light-hearted: free from anxiety or seriousness.
Hopefully this post has shed some light on the word light for you! Let me know if you need help finding the three light-related words in the song.
The verb
- As a verb, light means to make something start to burn; to illuminate.
- It is irregular: light – lit – lit, but there’s also a regular version: light – lighted – lighted.
We can light a fire, a match, a cigarette…
The shiny nose of Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer lights the way for Santa’s sleigh.
(Here’s a link to the song – with lyrics – that tells the story. See if you can find two adjectives and a verb that are related to the topic of this post. Enjoy!)
A phrasal verb, and another related verb
- Phrasal verb: light up
• When something lights up or is lit up, it becomes bright with light or colour.
On New Year’s Eve, thousands of fireworks light up the sky.
• When we feel animated or joyful, our eyes or faces light up.
The children’s faces lit up when they saw the presents.• To light up is a colloquial term for lighting a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
She reached for her packet of cigarettes and lit up. - What’s the difference between to light and to light up?
Both verbs are often synonymous. The particle up can add more emphasis.
Thousands of fireworks lit the sky. Thousands of fireworks lit up the sky.
Please note, however, that we cannot say their faces lit, or she took a cigarette and lit (see the entry above).
- The verb to enlighten means to provide information and understanding, or to explain the true facts about something.
I’m not sure I understand. Please enlighten me.
The adjective / adverb
Light as an adjective is the opposite of several other adjectives: dark, heavy, thick, serious, deep…
- Something, e.g. a present, a suitcase or a person, can be light / lightweight or heavy.
- If you can hear some light footsteps outside, it might be an elf; if you hear heavy footsteps, it may be Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus) himself!
- Wearing a light sweater may be enough to keep you warm indoors, but you may want to wear a thick jumper outdoors.
- In the northern hemisphere, it gets light much later at Christmas time than in the summer, and it gets dark much earlier in the afternoon.
- Ideally, we should have a light meal for dinner as opposed to Christmas, when we often have too much and too heavy food.
- In order to shed those extra kilos, how about some light exercise, before going on to moderate or more vigorous exercise?
- For the holidays, I prefer some light reading, nothing too serious.
- Sleep can be light as opposed to heavy or deep.
- Hopefully over Christmas you only do some light work; leave the heavy work for later.
Some idioms and expressions
- Streets and shops are beautifully lit at Christmastime.
To be lit also has a slang meaning, though:
It can mean intoxicated (under the influence of alcohol), but also exciting or excellent.
He was getting lit.
That party was lit!
- A place can be alight with candles.
- When someone makes light of something they behave as if it’s not a problem, not serious or important.
- We travel light when we just take a trolley or a carry-on bag.
- When someone gets off lightly, they are not punished very severely.
- Something that is enlightening gives us more information or understanding of something.
- The present was big, but as light as a feather.
- When we feel light-headed, we feel dizzy from standing up too fast, so be careful these days.
- I really hope your Christmas holidays are light-hearted: free from anxiety or seriousness.
Hopefully this post has shed some light on the word light for you! Let me know if you need help finding the three light-related words in the song.
- Light can be visible as a beam or a ray of light. It can shine, burn, blink, flicker…Light can be bright, soft, blinding, faint, pale… It can be fluorescent, ultraviolet…Lights come on when they are switched on. They go out when they are extinguished, or when the power fails.
A few more nouns
- The word enlightenment describes the state of understanding something.
During the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century, important ideas were
- based on reason and science rather than on dogma and beliefs.
- We can produce a flame with a lighter.
- During a storm, you can see lightning flash across the sky.
Some idioms and expressions
- When we bring to light something hidden, it becomes known: it comes to light.
She brought the real facts to light in an interview.
The real facts came to light in the interview. - We can cast / shed / throw light on something that was unclear to make it clear.
The study has cast light on how our ancestors used to live. - When someone falls asleep immediately, or loses consciousness, they go out like a light.
She got under the blanket and went out like a light. - After we have been through the worst of a situation, we start to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I’ve been working on a translation all year; now I can finally see the end of the tunnel. - When we receive permission for a project, we get the green light.
We need to get the green light from Human Resources before we can start hiring. - “The lights are on, but nobody’s home”
A humorous comment on someone that isn’t very intelligent of lacks awareness. 🙂
The verb
- As a verb, light means to make something start to burn; to illuminate.
- It is irregular: light – lit – lit, but there’s also a regular version: light – lighted – lighted.
We can light a fire, a match, a cigarette…
The shiny nose of Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer lights the way for Santa’s sleigh.
(Here’s a link to the song – with lyrics – that tells the story. See if you can find two adjectives and a verb that are related to the topic of this post. Enjoy!)
A phrasal verb, and another related verb
- Phrasal verb: light up
• When something lights up or is lit up, it becomes bright with light or colour.
On New Year’s Eve, thousands of fireworks light up the sky.
• When we feel animated or joyful, our eyes or faces light up.
The children’s faces lit up when they saw the presents.• To light up is a colloquial term for lighting a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
She reached for her packet of cigarettes and lit up. - What’s the difference between to light and to light up?
Both verbs are often synonymous. The particle up can add more emphasis.
Thousands of fireworks lit the sky. Thousands of fireworks lit up the sky.
Please note, however, that we cannot say their faces lit, or she took a cigarette and lit (see the entry above).
- The verb to enlighten means to provide information and understanding, or to explain the true facts about something.
I’m not sure I understand. Please enlighten me.
The adjective / adverb
Light as an adjective is the opposite of several other adjectives: dark, heavy, thick, serious, deep…
- Something, e.g. a present, a suitcase or a person, can be light / lightweight or heavy.
- If you can hear some light footsteps outside, it might be an elf; if you hear heavy footsteps, it may be Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus) himself!
- Wearing a light sweater may be enough to keep you warm indoors, but you may want to wear a thick jumper outdoors.
- In the northern hemisphere, it gets light much later at Christmas time than in the summer, and it gets dark much earlier in the afternoon.
- Ideally, we should have a light meal for dinner as opposed to Christmas, when we often have too much and too heavy food.
- In order to shed those extra kilos, how about some light exercise, before going on to moderate or more vigorous exercise?
- For the holidays, I prefer some light reading, nothing too serious.
- Sleep can be light as opposed to heavy or deep.
- Hopefully over Christmas you only do some light work; leave the heavy work for later.
Some idioms and expressions
- Streets and shops are beautifully lit at Christmastime.
To be lit also has a slang meaning, though:
It can mean intoxicated (under the influence of alcohol), but also exciting or excellent.
He was getting lit.
That party was lit!
- A place can be alight with candles.
- When someone makes light of something they behave as if it’s not a problem, not serious or important.
- We travel light when we just take a trolley or a carry-on bag.
- When someone gets off lightly, they are not punished very severely.
- Something that is enlightening gives us more information or understanding of something.
- The present was big, but as light as a feather.
- When we feel light-headed, we feel dizzy from standing up too fast, so be careful these days.
- I really hope your Christmas holidays are light-hearted: free from anxiety or seriousness.
Hopefully this post has shed some light on the word light for you! Let me know if you need help finding the three light-related words in the song.
- Light can be visible as a beam or a ray of light. It can shine, burn, blink, flicker…Light can be bright, soft, blinding, faint, pale… It can be fluorescent, ultraviolet…Lights come on when they are switched on. They go out when they are extinguished, or when the power fails.
A few more nouns
- The word enlightenment describes the state of understanding something.
During the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century, important ideas were
- based on reason and science rather than on dogma and beliefs.
- We can produce a flame with a lighter.
- During a storm, you can see lightning flash across the sky.
Some idioms and expressions
- When we bring to light something hidden, it becomes known: it comes to light.
She brought the real facts to light in an interview.
The real facts came to light in the interview. - We can cast / shed / throw light on something that was unclear to make it clear.
The study has cast light on how our ancestors used to live. - When someone falls asleep immediately, or loses consciousness, they go out like a light.
She got under the blanket and went out like a light. - After we have been through the worst of a situation, we start to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I’ve been working on a translation all year; now I can finally see the end of the tunnel. - When we receive permission for a project, we get the green light.
We need to get the green light from Human Resources before we can start hiring. - “The lights are on, but nobody’s home”
A humorous comment on someone that isn’t very intelligent of lacks awareness. 🙂
The verb
- As a verb, light means to make something start to burn; to illuminate.
- It is irregular: light – lit – lit, but there’s also a regular version: light – lighted – lighted.
We can light a fire, a match, a cigarette…
The shiny nose of Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer lights the way for Santa’s sleigh.
(Here’s a link to the song – with lyrics – that tells the story. See if you can find two adjectives and a verb that are related to the topic of this post. Enjoy!)
A phrasal verb, and another related verb
- Phrasal verb: light up
• When something lights up or is lit up, it becomes bright with light or colour.
On New Year’s Eve, thousands of fireworks light up the sky.
• When we feel animated or joyful, our eyes or faces light up.
The children’s faces lit up when they saw the presents.• To light up is a colloquial term for lighting a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
She reached for her packet of cigarettes and lit up. - What’s the difference between to light and to light up?
Both verbs are often synonymous. The particle up can add more emphasis.
Thousands of fireworks lit the sky. Thousands of fireworks lit up the sky.
Please note, however, that we cannot say their faces lit, or she took a cigarette and lit (see the entry above).
- The verb to enlighten means to provide information and understanding, or to explain the true facts about something.
I’m not sure I understand. Please enlighten me.
The adjective / adverb
Light as an adjective is the opposite of several other adjectives: dark, heavy, thick, serious, deep…
- Something, e.g. a present, a suitcase or a person, can be light / lightweight or heavy.
- If you can hear some light footsteps outside, it might be an elf; if you hear heavy footsteps, it may be Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus) himself!
- Wearing a light sweater may be enough to keep you warm indoors, but you may want to wear a thick jumper outdoors.
- In the northern hemisphere, it gets light much later at Christmas time than in the summer, and it gets dark much earlier in the afternoon.
- Ideally, we should have a light meal for dinner as opposed to Christmas, when we often have too much and too heavy food.
- In order to shed those extra kilos, how about some light exercise, before going on to moderate or more vigorous exercise?
- For the holidays, I prefer some light reading, nothing too serious.
- Sleep can be light as opposed to heavy or deep.
- Hopefully over Christmas you only do some light work; leave the heavy work for later.
Some idioms and expressions
- Streets and shops are beautifully lit at Christmastime.
To be lit also has a slang meaning, though:
It can mean intoxicated (under the influence of alcohol), but also exciting or excellent.
He was getting lit.
That party was lit!
- A place can be alight with candles.
- When someone makes light of something they behave as if it’s not a problem, not serious or important.
- We travel light when we just take a trolley or a carry-on bag.
- When someone gets off lightly, they are not punished very severely.
- Something that is enlightening gives us more information or understanding of something.
- The present was big, but as light as a feather.
- When we feel light-headed, we feel dizzy from standing up too fast, so be careful these days.
- I really hope your Christmas holidays are light-hearted: free from anxiety or seriousness.
Hopefully this post has shed some light on the word light for you! Let me know if you need help finding the three light-related words in the song.
Oh, ye only drink milk and refreshment from the light‘s udders!
No changes in English Inland lights for week ending Dec.
But, even at this height, it is wise to show no lights, lest she might learn something of our presence or absence.»
‘Good,’ said the soldier; ‘then in the first place help me out of this well.’ The little man took him by the hand, and led him through an underground passage, but he did not forget to take the blue light with him.
In his insistent crawling toward the light, he discovered in her a nose that with a sharp nudge administered rebuke, and later, a paw, that crushed him down and rolled him over and over with swift, calculating stroke.
Standing on the inner side of the tapestry, I found myself in a dark recess or passage, at the end of which a ray of light from the lamp showed me a closed door.
«General, the first soldier we meet will light us.»
«She has her work.» Her voice shook slightly, and the light swam like an ocean of gold behind her tears.
When night came again I found, with pleasure, that the fire gave light as well as heat and that the discovery of this element was useful to me in my food, for I found some of the offals that the travellers had left had been roasted, and tasted much more savoury than the berries I gathered from the trees.
«O King of blight and sorrow, send me not away till I have brought back the light and joy that will make your dark home bright and beautiful again.
In addition to the bright and circular flame, was now to be seen a fainter, though a vivid light, of an equal diameter to the other at the upper end, but which, after extending downward for many feet, gradually tapered to a point at its lower extremity.
And the Owls said, «Have we honored the summer-house by occupying it all these years—and is the horrid light of noonday to be let in on us at last?
It was a July midnight; and from out A full-orbed moon, that, like thine own soul, soaring, Sought a precipitate pathway up through heaven, There fell a silvery-silken veil of light, With quietude, and sultriness, and slumber, Upon the upturned faces of a thousand Roses that grew in an enchanted garden, Where no wind dared to stir, unless on tiptoe — Fell on the upturn’d faces of these roses That gave out, in return for the love-light, Their odorous souls in an ecstatic death — Fell on the upturn’d faces of these roses That smiled and died in this parterre, enchanted By thee, and by the poetry of thy presence.
human beings living in a underground den, which has a mouth open towards the light and reaching all along the den; here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move, and can only see before them, being prevented by the chains from turning round their heads.
They steered as straight as human hand could guide a tiller, for Fentolin’s light! And there they are, calling and calling at the bottom of the sea — my three boys and my man.