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light

/ˈlait/

adjective/ˈlait/

light (low in fat, calories, salt, alcohol, etc.); light (low in tar, nicotine and other noxious chemicals); Lacking substance or seriousness; lite

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old English lēoht Middle English light English lightubor. Spanish light Unadapted borrowing from English light.