The occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces the act of taking and printing photographs
The profession or art of a writer; "her place in literature is secure" published writings in a particular style on a particular subject; "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature" the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit" creative writing of recognized artistic value
Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet" designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; "light aircraft"; "a light truck" silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter" intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy" having little importance; "losing his job was no light matter" less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper" very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses" weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water" of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze" demanding little effort; not burdensome; "light housework"; "light exercise" moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light tripping step" (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil" easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned; "a light diet" used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable" characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light" psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart" not great in degree or quantity or number; "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney" of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons" (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder" of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C" with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light" a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?" a visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner" a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes" public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light" having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good" mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?" a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life" the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark" a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light" an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light" the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun" a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand" any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights" (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" get off (a horse) fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up" make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"