light
- adverb
- /laɪt/
- So when I travel, I like to travel light and I love the iPad mini.
So when I travel, I like to travel light and I love the iPad mini.
- So when I travel, I like to travel light and I love the iPad mini.
- Not once to travel light are we, Josie, a helicopter.
Examples
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I am just joking because, of course, it is impossible for a cigarette to remain lit underwater.
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You know, if you would have told me at the beginning of the night that I'd be hiding behind a bush watching Curtis Wiengartner light a bag of his own shit on fire, I probably would have stayed home.
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Not once to travel light are we, Josie, a helicopter.
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Scouts might choose to travel light removing, swapping, or augmenting parts of their kit.
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When camping, we always try to pack light to make hiking easier.
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To save on baggage fees, she decided to travel light for her weekend trip.
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The family preferred to go light during their road trip, packing only essentials.
Synonyms
Weighing less than other items of the same type
Not carrying a weight or feeling heavy with worry
Very light in weight and easy to carry
Antonyms
Idioms
To keep your talents or good work hidden instead of showing them to others
To start something that quickly becomes exciting or causes strong debate
Compounds
- Specialized
A constant speed at which light travels in empty space, about 300,000 kilometres per second
A device with red, yellow and green lights that controls cars and people at street intersections
- Specialized
The distance light travels in one year in space, about 9.46 trillion kilometers
A light that flashes to warn people, for example on ambulances or at crossings
- Specialized
A fighter in the weight class between middleweight and heavyweight
- Specialized
A type of light from the sun that you cannot see and that can burn your skin
- Specialized
A red light at the back of a car that comes on when you press the pedal to stop
A red, yellow and green sign on a report or screen that shows a project's status
- Jargon
A quiet feeling of God's presence inside a person that guides their choices
A glass bulb with a thin wire that makes light when electricity passes through it
- Specialized
A small device that makes light when electricity flows through it, for example in traffic lights and screens
- Archaic
A lamp that makes very bright light when electricity jumps between two metal rods
A piece of clear material, like a camera lens, that reduces light passing through it
- Specialized
A tool that uses light and lenses to make tiny things like cells look larger
- Specialized
The amount of light you can see coming from a lamp or the sun in one direction
How Heavy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Light as an adverb in 'travel light' comes from the adjective 'not heavy'. To travel light means to carry very little so your trip is easier.