Electromagnetic radiation that makes vision possible

• illumination

  1. (Physics) The luminous flux per unit area at any point on a surface exposed to incident light.
  2. Decorative lighting.
  3. A lighting up; supplying of light

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  1. (Physics) The luminous flux per unit area at any point on a surface exposed to incident light.
  2. Decorative lighting.
  3. A lighting up; supplying of light

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The act of physically illuminating or the condition of being filled with light

• illumination

  1. Decoration with lights
  2. A lighting up; supplying of light
  3. Decorative lighting.

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  1. Decoration with lights
  2. A lighting up; supplying of light
  3. Decorative lighting.

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• lighting

  1. The art, practice, or manner of using and arranging lights on a stage, film or TV set, etc.
  2. The distribution of light and shade, as in a painting
  3. These lights collectively

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  1. The art, practice, or manner of using and arranging lights on a stage, film or TV set, etc.
  2. The distribution of light and shade, as in a painting
  3. These lights collectively

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The particular angle from which something is considered

• angle

  1. The place, position, or direction from which an object is presented to view:
  2. A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by Tacitus, one of several which invaded Britain and merged to become the Anglo-Saxons.
  3. The shape made by two straight lines meeting at a common point, the vertex, or by two planes meeting along an edge

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  1. The place, position, or direction from which an object is presented to view:
  2. A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by Tacitus, one of several which invaded Britain and merged to become the Anglo-Saxons.
  3. The shape made by two straight lines meeting at a common point, the vertex, or by two planes meeting along an edge

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• aspect

  1. The configuration of the stars, constellations, or planets in relation to one another.
  2. A side facing in a given direction; exposure
  3. The side of an object, such as an organ, that is facing in a particular direction.

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  1. The configuration of the stars, constellations, or planets in relation to one another.
  2. A side facing in a given direction; exposure
  3. The side of an object, such as an organ, that is facing in a particular direction.

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• facet

  1. Any of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem
  2. (Anat.) Any small, smooth surface on a bone or other hard part
  3. One of the flat polished surfaces cut on a gemstone or occurring naturally on a crystal.

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  1. Any of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem
  2. (Anat.) Any small, smooth surface on a bone or other hard part
  3. One of the flat polished surfaces cut on a gemstone or occurring naturally on a crystal.

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• frame of reference

  1. A set of assumptions, ideas and standards that form a viewpoint from which philosophical, religious and other ideas may be evaluated
  2. A set of ideas, as of philosophical or religious doctrine, in terms of which other ideas are interpreted or assigned meaning.
  3. (Physics) a set of axes which enable an observer to measure the position and motion of all bodies in some system relative to the reference frame

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  1. A set of assumptions, ideas and standards that form a viewpoint from which philosophical, religious and other ideas may be evaluated
  2. A set of ideas, as of philosophical or religious doctrine, in terms of which other ideas are interpreted or assigned meaning.
  3. (Physics) a set of axes which enable an observer to measure the position and motion of all bodies in some system relative to the reference frame

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• hand

  1. A portion or section of a game during which all the cards dealt out are played:
  2. A side, direction, or position indicated by one hand or the other
  3. The hand as a symbol of its grasping or gripping function

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  1. A portion or section of a game during which all the cards dealt out are played:
  2. A side, direction, or position indicated by one hand or the other
  3. The hand as a symbol of its grasping or gripping function

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• phase

  1. An aspect; a part:
  2. (Astronomy) One of the cyclically recurring apparent shapes of the visibly illuminated portion of the moon or a planet.
  3. The relative configuration, measured in angular units such as degrees or radians, of two orbiting bodies that periodically eclipse.

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  1. An aspect; a part:
  2. (Astronomy) One of the cyclically recurring apparent shapes of the visibly illuminated portion of the moon or a planet.
  3. The relative configuration, measured in angular units such as degrees or radians, of two orbiting bodies that periodically eclipse.

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• regard

  1. Good wishes expressing such sentiment:
  2. A particular point or aspect; respect:
  3. One's concern for another; esteem. [from 16th c.]

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  1. Good wishes expressing such sentiment:
  2. A particular point or aspect; respect:
  3. One's concern for another; esteem. [from 16th c.]

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• respect

  1. The state of being regarded with honor or esteem:
  2. Consideration or appreciation:
  3. A particular point or detail

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  1. The state of being regarded with honor or esteem:
  2. Consideration or appreciation:
  3. A particular point or detail

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• side

  1. Any aspect or phase as contrasted with another or others
  2. One of two or more contrasted parts or places within an area, identified by its location with respect to a center:
  3. A distinct aspect:

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  1. Any aspect or phase as contrasted with another or others
  2. One of two or more contrasted parts or places within an area, identified by its location with respect to a center:
  3. A distinct aspect:

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The faculty of seeing

• eye

  1. Attention:
  2. A choice center cut of meat, as of beef:
  3. A brood.

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  1. Attention:
  2. A choice center cut of meat, as of beef:
  3. A brood.

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• eyesight

  1. View or the range of vision
  2. The power of seeing; sight; vision
  3. The faculty of sight; vision.

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  1. View or the range of vision
  2. The power of seeing; sight; vision
  3. The faculty of sight; vision.

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• seeing

  1. The clarity of focus of an image in a telescope, measured by the angular size of a single star in that image.
  2. The sense or power of sight; vision
  3. The act of using the eyes to see

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  1. The clarity of focus of an image in a telescope, measured by the angular size of a single star in that image.
  2. The sense or power of sight; vision
  3. The act of using the eyes to see

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• sight

  1. (Informal) Any person or thing of a strikingly unpleasant or unusual appearance
  2. Field of vision:
  3. A device used to assist aim by guiding the eye, as on a firearm or surveying instrument.

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  1. (Informal) Any person or thing of a strikingly unpleasant or unusual appearance
  2. Field of vision:
  3. A device used to assist aim by guiding the eye, as on a firearm or surveying instrument.

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• vision

  1. The faculty of sight; eyesight:
  2. The mystical experience of seeing something that is not in fact present to the eye or is supernatural.
  3. The act or power of seeing with the eye; sense of sight

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  1. The faculty of sight; eyesight:
  2. The mystical experience of seeing something that is not in fact present to the eye or is supernatural.
  3. The act or power of seeing with the eye; sense of sight

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To cause to burn or undergo combustion

• enkindle

  1. To set on fire; make blaze up
  2. To set afire; light.
  3. To catch fire.

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  1. To set on fire; make blaze up
  2. To set afire; light.
  3. To catch fire.

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• fire

  1. To become ignited; flame up:
  2. To bake or dry by heating, as in a kiln:
  3. (--- Informal) To throw or propel with force and speed:

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  1. To become ignited; flame up:
  2. To bake or dry by heating, as in a kiln:
  3. (--- Informal) To throw or propel with force and speed:

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• ignite

  1. To cause to burn:
  2. To set fire to:
  3. To catch on fire; start burning

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  1. To cause to burn:
  2. To set fire to:
  3. To catch on fire; start burning

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• kindle

  1. To set fire to; ignite.
  2. To light (a fire)
  3. To catch fire

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  1. To set fire to; ignite.
  2. To light (a fire)
  3. To catch fire

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• torch

  1. To cause to burn or undergo combustion, especially with extraordinary rapidity, force, or thoroughness.
  2. (Informal) To set fire to, as in arson

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  1. To cause to burn or undergo combustion, especially with extraordinary rapidity, force, or thoroughness.
  2. (Informal) To set fire to, as in arson

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To provide, cover, or fill with light

• illume

  1. (Archaic) To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine.
  2. (Old Poet.) To illuminate

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  1. (Archaic) To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine.
  2. (Old Poet.) To illuminate

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• illuminate

  1. To decorate or hang with lights.
  2. To give light to; light up
  3. To brighten; animate

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  1. To decorate or hang with lights.
  2. To give light to; light up
  3. To brighten; animate

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• illumine

  1. To illuminate; light up
  2. To give light to; illuminate.
  3. To illuminate.

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  1. To illuminate; light up
  2. To give light to; illuminate.
  3. To illuminate.

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• lighten

  1. To descend; to light.
  2. To be luminous; shine.
  3. To lessen the severity or oppressiveness of:

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  1. To descend; to light.
  2. To be luminous; shine.
  3. To lessen the severity or oppressiveness of:

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To make lively or animated

• animate

  1. To give life to; fill with life:
  2. To give motion to; put into action
  3. To make or depict using animation:

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  1. To give life to; fill with life:
  2. To give motion to; put into action
  3. To make or depict using animation:

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• brighten

  1. To make or become bright or brighter.

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  1. To make or become bright or brighter.

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• enliven

  1. To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.
  2. To make active, vivacious, interesting, or cheerful; liven up or brighten

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  1. To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.
  2. To make active, vivacious, interesting, or cheerful; liven up or brighten

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To come to rest on the ground

• alight

  1. To get down, as from a vehicle; dismount:
  2. To come by chance:
  3. (Rare) To come (on or upon) accidentally

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  1. To get down, as from a vehicle; dismount:
  2. To come by chance:
  3. (Rare) To come (on or upon) accidentally

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• land

  1. To set (a vehicle) down on land or another surface:
  2. (--- Informal) To win; secure:
  3. To bring to and unload on land:

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  1. To set (a vehicle) down on land or another surface:
  2. (--- Informal) To win; secure:
  3. To bring to and unload on land:

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• set down

  1. (Idiomatic) To write
  2. To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To write
  2. To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.

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• settle

  1. To establish in a residence, business, or profession:
  2. To become established or localized:
  3. To move downward; sink or descend, especially gradually:

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  1. To establish in a residence, business, or profession:
  2. To become established or localized:
  3. To move downward; sink or descend, especially gradually:

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• touch down

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Of a light color or complexion

• alabaster

  1. Of or like alabaster; esp., smooth and white

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  1. Of or like alabaster; esp., smooth and white

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• fair

  1. Of light complexion:
  2. Just to all parties; equitable:
  3. Consistent with rules, logic, or ethics:

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  1. Of light complexion:
  2. Just to all parties; equitable:
  3. Consistent with rules, logic, or ethics:

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• ivory

  1. Of, made of, or like ivory
  2. Composed or constructed of ivory.
  3. Of a pale or grayish yellow to yellowish white.

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  1. Of, made of, or like ivory
  2. Composed or constructed of ivory.
  3. Of a pale or grayish yellow to yellowish white.

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• pale

  1. Whitish in complexion; pallid.
  2. Of a low intensity of color; light.
  3. Feeble; weak:

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  1. Whitish in complexion; pallid.
  2. Of a low intensity of color; light.
  3. Feeble; weak:

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Having little weight; not heavy

• lightweight

  1. Having no significance or influence:
  2. (Sports) Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lightweight:
  3. Weighing relatively little; not heavy:

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  1. Having no significance or influence:
  2. (Sports) Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lightweight:
  3. Weighing relatively little; not heavy:

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• weightless

  1. Existing in a state of equilibrium within a fluid
  2. Having little or no apparent weight
  3. Falling freely through a gravitational field, without apparent gravitational effects, as everything does inside an orbiting spacecraft

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  1. Existing in a state of equilibrium within a fluid
  2. Having little or no apparent weight
  3. Falling freely through a gravitational field, without apparent gravitational effects, as everything does inside an orbiting spacecraft

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Of small intensity

• gentle

  1. Easily managed or handled; docile:
  2. (Archaic) Noble; chivalrous:
  3. Not harsh or severe; mild and soft:

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  1. Easily managed or handled; docile:
  2. (Archaic) Noble; chivalrous:
  3. Not harsh or severe; mild and soft:

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• moderate

  1. Opposed to radical or extreme views or measures, especially in politics or religion.
  2. Mild; calm; gentle; not violent
  3. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:

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  1. Opposed to radical or extreme views or measures, especially in politics or religion.
  2. Mild; calm; gentle; not violent
  3. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:

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• slight

  1. Not stout or heavy; slender.
  2. Light in form or build; not stout or heavy; slender
  3. Small, weak, or gentle; not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe.

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  1. Not stout or heavy; slender.
  2. Light in form or build; not stout or heavy; slender
  3. Small, weak, or gentle; not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe.

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• soft

  1. Not stern; lenient:
  2. Easily molded, cut, or worked:
  3. Mild; balmy:

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  1. Not stern; lenient:
  2. Easily molded, cut, or worked:
  3. Mild; balmy:

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Requiring little effort or exertion

• easy

  1. Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates:
  2. Affording comfort or relief; soothing:
  3. Not steep or abrupt; gradual:

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  1. Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates:
  2. Affording comfort or relief; soothing:
  3. Not steep or abrupt; gradual:

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• moderate

  1. Opposed to radical or extreme views or measures, especially in politics or religion.
  2. Of average or medium quality, amount, scope, range, etc.
  3. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:

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  1. Opposed to radical or extreme views or measures, especially in politics or religion.
  2. Of average or medium quality, amount, scope, range, etc.
  3. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:

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Amusing but essentially empty and frivolous

• frothy

  1. (Figuratively) lightweight; lacking depth or substance
  2. Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
  3. Light; trifling; worthless

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  1. (Figuratively) lightweight; lacking depth or substance
  2. Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
  3. Light; trifling; worthless

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Free from care or worry

• blithe

  1. Showing a cheerful, carefree disposition; lighthearted
  2. Lacking or showing a lack of due concern; casual:
  3. Carefree and lighthearted.

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  1. Showing a cheerful, carefree disposition; lighthearted
  2. Lacking or showing a lack of due concern; casual:
  3. Carefree and lighthearted.

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• carefree

  1. Free from troubles or worry
  2. Without cares; free of concern or worries; easy; casual; without difficulty.

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  1. Free from troubles or worry
  2. Without cares; free of concern or worries; easy; casual; without difficulty.

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• debonair

  1. Easy and carefree in manner; jaunty; sprightly
  2. Elegant and gracious; urbane
  3. Suave, urbane and sophisticated.

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  1. Easy and carefree in manner; jaunty; sprightly
  2. Elegant and gracious; urbane
  3. Suave, urbane and sophisticated.

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• lighthearted

  1. Not being burdened by trouble, worry, or care; happy and carefree.
  2. Free from care; cheerful; carefree
  3. Enjoyable lack of seriousness, not grave.

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  1. Not being burdened by trouble, worry, or care; happy and carefree.
  2. Free from care; cheerful; carefree
  3. Enjoyable lack of seriousness, not grave.

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Marked by an absence of conventional restraint in sexual behavior; sexually unrestrained

• easy

  1. Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding:
  2. Affording comfort or relief; soothing:
  3. Not steep or abrupt; gradual:

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  1. Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding:
  2. Affording comfort or relief; soothing:
  3. Not steep or abrupt; gradual:

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• fast

  1. Lasting; permanent:
  2. (Slang) Acting, gotten, done, etc. quickly and often dishonestly
  3. Living in a reckless, wild, dissipated way

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  1. Lasting; permanent:
  2. (Slang) Acting, gotten, done, etc. quickly and often dishonestly
  3. Living in a reckless, wild, dissipated way

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• libertine

  1. Morally unrestrained; licentious

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  1. Morally unrestrained; licentious

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• loose

  1. Not tight; giving enough room
  2. Not strained or hard
  3. (Informal) Relaxed; easy; unconstrained

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  1. Not tight; giving enough room
  2. Not strained or hard
  3. (Informal) Relaxed; easy; unconstrained

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• wanton

  1. Reckless; extremely careless; acting with utter disregard for others; implies conduct that is beyond mere negligence. In criminal law, malicious or malevolent intent. Reckless; extremely careless; acting with utter disregard for others; implies conduct that is beyond mere negligence. In criminal law, malicious or malevolent intent.
  2. Lascivious or promiscuous. Used especially of women.
  3. Exciting or expressing sexual desire:

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  1. Reckless; extremely careless; acting with utter disregard for others; implies conduct that is beyond mere negligence. In criminal law, malicious or malevolent intent. Reckless; extremely careless; acting with utter disregard for others; implies conduct that is beyond mere negligence. In criminal law, malicious or malevolent intent.
  2. Lascivious or promiscuous. Used especially of women.
  3. Exciting or expressing sexual desire:

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• whorish

  1. Of or characteristic of whores or a whore; lewd.

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  1. Of or characteristic of whores or a whore; lewd.

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Having illumination

• illuminated

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• radiant

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• luminous

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Having color

• vivid

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• rich

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• clear

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Having little content

• superficial

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• slight

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• frivolous

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Having gaiety and spirit

• lively

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• merry

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• animated

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Having little weight

• airy

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• fluffy

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• feathery

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• imponderable

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• slender

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• downy

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• floating

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• lighter-than-air

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• light-as-air

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• floatable

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• gossamery

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• light-as-a-feather

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• frothy

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• buoyant

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• easy

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• dainty

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• filmy

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• veil-like

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• tissuelike

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• thin

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• sheer

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• gaseous

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• effervescent

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• unsubstantial

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• insubstantial

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• ethereal

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• graceful

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• charming

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• weightless

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• atmospheric

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Digestible

• slight

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• edible

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• moderate

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Small in quantity or number

• wee

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• small

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• tiny

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• minute

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• thin

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• inadequate

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• minuscule

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• insufficient

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• hardly enough

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• not much

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• hardly any

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• not many

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• slender

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• scanty

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• slight

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• moderate

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• puny

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• sparse

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• fragmentary

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• fractional

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• shredlike

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Wanton

• carnal

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• immodest

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• indecent

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The condition opposed to darkness

• radiance

  1. The quality or state of being radiant; brightness
  2. (Physics) The radiant energy emitted per unit time in a specified direction by a unit area of an emitting surface.

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  1. The quality or state of being radiant; brightness
  2. (Physics) The radiant energy emitted per unit time in a specified direction by a unit area of an emitting surface.

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• luminous-energy

  1. (Physics) The radiant energy of the visible portion of a spectrum of light

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  1. (Physics) The radiant energy of the visible portion of a spectrum of light

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• luminosity

  1. The ratio of luminous flux at a specific wavelength to the radiant flux at the same wavelength.
  2. (Physics) the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
  3. Brightness

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  1. The ratio of luminous flux at a specific wavelength to the radiant flux at the same wavelength.
  2. (Physics) the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
  3. Brightness

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• brilliance

  1. The fact of being brilliant; great brightness, radiance, intensity, splendor, intelligence, etc.
  2. (Music) Sharpness and clarity of tone.
  3. Exceptional clarity and agility of intellect or invention.

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  1. The fact of being brilliant; great brightness, radiance, intensity, splendor, intelligence, etc.
  2. (Music) Sharpness and clarity of tone.
  3. Exceptional clarity and agility of intellect or invention.

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• splendor

  1. Something grand or magnificent.
  2. Great light or luster; brilliance.
  3. Magnificent appearance or display; grandeur.

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  1. Something grand or magnificent.
  2. Great light or luster; brilliance.
  3. Magnificent appearance or display; grandeur.

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• irradiation

  1. The use or application of ionizing radiation, especially in medical treatment and for the sterilization or preservation of food.
  2. Exposure to radiation
  3. (Optics) The apparent enlargement of a brightly lighted object seen against a dark background

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  1. The use or application of ionizing radiation, especially in medical treatment and for the sterilization or preservation of food.
  2. Exposure to radiation
  3. (Optics) The apparent enlargement of a brightly lighted object seen against a dark background

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• glare

  1. A too bright or dazzling display
  2. A smooth, bright, glassy surface, as of ice
  3. An intense, blinding light:

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  1. A too bright or dazzling display
  2. A smooth, bright, glassy surface, as of ice
  3. An intense, blinding light:

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• brightness

  1. The quality or condition of being bright
  2. The dimension of a color that represents its similarity to one of a series of achromatic colors ranging from very dim (dark) to very bright (dazzling).
  3. The luminous aspect of a color (as distinct from its hue) by which it is regarded as approaching the maximum luminance of pure white or the lack of luminance of pure black

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  1. The quality or condition of being bright
  2. The dimension of a color that represents its similarity to one of a series of achromatic colors ranging from very dim (dark) to very bright (dazzling).
  3. The luminous aspect of a color (as distinct from its hue) by which it is regarded as approaching the maximum luminance of pure white or the lack of luminance of pure black

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• clearness

  1. Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc. [from 16th c.]
  2. The state of being free from obstruction or interference. [from 17th c.]
  3. The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc. [from 17th c.]

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  1. Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc. [from 16th c.]
  2. The state of being free from obstruction or interference. [from 17th c.]
  3. The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc. [from 17th c.]

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• lightness

  1. The state or quality of having little weight or force.
  2. Ease or cheerfulness in manner or style.
  3. The dimension of the color of an object by which the object appears to reflect or transmit more or less of the incident light, varying from black to white for surface colors and from black to colorless for transparent volume colors.

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  1. The state or quality of having little weight or force.
  2. Ease or cheerfulness in manner or style.
  3. The dimension of the color of an object by which the object appears to reflect or transmit more or less of the incident light, varying from black to white for surface colors and from black to colorless for transparent volume colors.

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• brilliancy

  1. An act of being brilliant.
  2. (Chess) A spectacular and beautiful game of chess, generally featuring sacrificial attacks and unexpected moves.
  3. Brilliance, as of intellect or artistic performance.

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  1. An act of being brilliant.
  2. (Chess) A spectacular and beautiful game of chess, generally featuring sacrificial attacks and unexpected moves.
  3. Brilliance, as of intellect or artistic performance.

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• coruscation

  1. A coruscating; sparkling
  2. A sudden brilliant display, as of wit
  3. A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light, a sparkle.

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  1. A coruscating; sparkling
  2. A sudden brilliant display, as of wit
  3. A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light, a sparkle.

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• incandescence

  1. (By extension) great emotion, especially anger
  2. (Physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body
  3. The light emitted by an incandescent object.

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  1. (By extension) great emotion, especially anger
  2. (Physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body
  3. The light emitted by an incandescent object.

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• scintillation

  1. (Nuclear Physics) The flash of light made by ionizing radiation upon striking a crystal detector or a phosphor
  2. (Astronomy) Rapid variation in the light of a celestial body caused by turbulence in Earth's atmosphere; a twinkling.
  3. (Physics) The flash of light produced by a phosphor when it absorbs ionizing radiation

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  1. (Nuclear Physics) The flash of light made by ionizing radiation upon striking a crystal detector or a phosphor
  2. (Astronomy) Rapid variation in the light of a celestial body caused by turbulence in Earth's atmosphere; a twinkling.
  3. (Physics) The flash of light produced by a phosphor when it absorbs ionizing radiation

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• shine

  1. Fair weather:
  2. Brightness; radiance
  3. Brightness from reflected light; luster.

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  1. Fair weather:
  2. Brightness; radiance
  3. Brightness from reflected light; luster.

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• fulgor

  1. Splendor, splendour; dazzling brightness.

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  1. Splendor, splendour; dazzling brightness.