Beginner 📚 Vocabulary · #952 of 1319

light (n.)

brightness that lets you see

Examples

  • Turn on the light.

Key rules

  • Light is brightness that lets you see
  • Uncountable: light, bright light
  • Light can also be an adjective: light colour

Use cases

  • Describing rooms
  • Physics
  • Photography
💡 Tip: Lightning is different from light: a flash in the sky.
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