light

adjectiveA1UK [laɪt] US [ɫɐɪt]

Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
Served with extra milk or cream.
Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.

Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.

Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
With low viscosity.

Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
Gentle; having little force or momentum.
Easy to endure or perform.
Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
Fast; nimble.
Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.dated
Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
Easily interrupted by stimulation.
Cheerful.

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The wooden plates are lighter than the metal plates, but the paper plates are the lightest.

Hydrogen is the lightest element.