sly
fluffy
minionette
zephyrous
gleam
elfin
gossamer
elflike
stime
nitid
fleet
gossamer-thin
sweeten
downiness
featheriness
fluffiness
skimpiness
delicacy
scantiness
shimmer
light-bearing
glitter
delicate
semidelicate
feely
weaky
lightsome
dark
silky soft
skeleton
flyweight
slick
lightfulness
ticklish
silken
beady-eyed
silky
silklike
satiny
sleek
rich
unbright
nesh
beamy
mellow
leam
flyaway
subdued
airiness
gauzy
bright
lucid
plushen
muddy
spangle
mushy
staring
semisheer
sobriety
incy
burnished
shining
lustrous
light-footedness
clear
owl light
eyeful
glary
shiny
small-eyed
spark
daintily
light-footedly
pale
wan
dim
softened
faint
softish
pallid
zate
sick
sickly
nonlight
dimmed
skimpy
exquisite
wane
splendid
tender-handed
diaphane
aeriform
window-dress
refine
sly
fluffy
minionette
zephyrous
elfin
gossamer
elflike
nitid
fleet
gossamer-thin
light-bearing
delicate
semidelicate
feely
weaky
lightsome
dark
silky soft
slick
ticklish
silken
beady-eyed
silky
silklike
satiny
sleek
rich
unbright
nesh
beamy
mellow
flyaway
subdued
gauzy
bright
lucid
plushen
muddy
mushy
staring
semisheer
incy
burnished
shining
lustrous
eyeful
glary
shiny
small-eyed
pale
wan
dim
softened
faint
softish
pallid
zate
sick
sickly
nonlight
dimmed
skimpy
exquisite
splendid
aeriform
daintily
light-footedly
tender-handed
gleam
stime
downiness
featheriness
fluffiness
skimpiness
delicacy
scantiness
glitter
shimmer
skeleton
gossamer
flyweight
lightfulness
leam
airiness
spangle
sobriety
light-footedness
owl light
spark
diaphane
sweeten
shimmer
clear
gleam
wane
window-dress
refine
dim
adj
adj
- Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.
- Swift in motion; light and quick in going from place to place.
noun
- A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
- Any command of vessels exceeding a squadron in size, or a rear admiral's command, composed of five sail-of-the-line, with any number of smaller vessels.
- An arm of the sea; a run of water, such as an inlet or a creek.
- A location, as on a navigable river, where barges are secured.
- A large, coordinated group of people.
- Any group of associated items.
- A group of vessels or vehicles.
verb
- To flee, to escape, to speed away.
- To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.
- To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
- To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.
- To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of a tackle.
- To move or change in position.
- To take the cream from; to skim.
- To evanesce, disappear, die out.
verb
- To soften to the eye; to make delicate.
- To supplement (a composition) with additional instruments, especially strings.
- To make pure and salubrious by destroying noxious matter.
- To make warm and fertile.
- To restore to purity; to free from taint.
- To become sweet.
- To make less painful or laborious; to relieve.
- To make sweet to the taste.
- To make more attractive; said of offers in negotiations.
- To make (more) pleasant or to the mind or feelings.
- To make mild or kind; to soften.
noun
noun
noun
noun
- The quality of being delicate.
- Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.
- Refinement in taste or discrimination.
- Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
- Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.
- Frailty of health or fitness.
adj
- Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
- Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
- Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
- Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
- circa 1660, John Evelyn (author), William Bray (editor), The Diary of John Evelyn, volume I of II (1901), entry for the 19th of August in 1641, page 29
- Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
- Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
- Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
- Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.
- Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
- Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
- Intended for use with fragile items.
- Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
noun
adj
- Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
- Off the air; not transmitting.
- Ambiguously or unclearly expressed: enigmatic, esoteric, mysterious, obscure, undefined.
- Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.
- With emphasis placed on the unpleasant aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form, or a portion of either.
- Deprived of sight; blind.
- Transmitting, reflecting, or receiving inadequate light to render timely discernment or comprehension: caliginous, darkling, dim, gloomy, lightless, sombre.
- Having racing capability not widely known.
- Marked by or conducted with secrecy: hidden, secret; clandestine, surreptitious.
- Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
- Lacking progress in science or the arts.
- Extinguished.
- Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- Extremely sad, depressing, or somber, typically due to, or marked by, a tragic or undesirable event.
verb
- To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.
- To make dark, darken; to obscure.
- To grow or become dark, darken.
noun
noun
- A very thin form of light-faced type.
- A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub.
- The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.
- The vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively.
- A very thin person.
- A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
- The network of veins in a leaf.
- A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.
- Reduced to a minimum or bare essentials.
- An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton.
- The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure.
adj
- having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk
- made slick by e.g. ice or grease
- superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
- having only superficial plausibility
- marked by skill in deception
noun
- a slippery smoothness
- a magazine printed on good quality paper
- a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
- a trowel used to make a surface slick
verb
adj
- Not faint or delicate; vivid.
- Of a solute-solvent solution: not weak (not diluted); of strong concentration.
- Ridiculous, absurd, outrageous, preposterous, especially in a galling, hypocritical, or brazen way.
- Elaborate, having complex formatting, multimedia, or depth of interaction.
- Having an intense fatty or sugary flavour.
- Plentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling.
- Very amusing.
- Of a fuel-air mixture: having more fuel (thus less air) than is necessary to burn all of the fuel; less air- or oxygen- rich than necessary for a stoichiometric reaction.
- Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
- Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful.
- Trading at a price level which is high relative to historical trends, a similar asset, or (for derivatives) a theoretical value.
- Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly.
- Remunerative.
noun
adj
- Not coarse, brash, harsh, or rough; delicate, rich, soft, subdued.
- Soft and easily penetrated or worked; not hard or rigid; loamy.
- Pleasantly high or stoned, and relaxed after taking drugs; also, of drugs: slightly intoxicating and tending to produce such effects.
- Fruitful and warm.
- Matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.
- Pleasing in some way; excellent, fantastic, great.
- Cheerful, genial, jovial, merry; also, easygoing, laid-back, relaxed.
- Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
- Mature; of crops: ready to be harvested; ripe.
- Well-matured from age or experience; not impetuous or impulsive; calm, dignified, gentle.
- Drunk, intoxicated; especially slightly or pleasantly so, or to an extent that makes one cheerful and friendly.
noun
- The property of being mellow; mellowness.
- Also main mellow: a close friend or lover.
- A comfortable or relaxed mood.
verb
- To cause (food or drink, for example, cheese or wine, or its flavour) to become matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.
- To reduce or remove the harshness or roughness from (something); to soften, to subdue, to tone down.
- To mature and lose its harshness or sharpness.
- Followed by out: to relax (a person); in particular, to cause (a person) to become pleasantly high or stoned by taking drugs.
- To cause (fruit) to become soft or tender, specifically by ripening.
- To relax; in particular, to become pleasantly high or stoned by taking drugs.
- To be rendered soft and suitable for planting in.
- To cause (a person) to become calmer, gentler, and more understanding, particularly from age or experience.
- To lose harshness; to become gentler, subdued, or toned down.
- To soften (land or soil) and make it suitable for planting in.
- To cause (a person) to become slightly or pleasantly drunk or intoxicated.
adj
- Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
- Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.
- Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively.
- Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
- Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
- Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
- In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
- Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.
- Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
- Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
- Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
- Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
- Of light: brilliant, intense.
- Of a person: lively, vivacious.
- Glorious; illustrious.
- Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
- Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
- Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
- Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
- Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
- Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated; (specifically) of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
- Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
verb
- Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.
- Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
- Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic.
adv
- Referring to colour: with bold or vivid colours; brightly, boldly, vividly.
- In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously.
noun
adj
- Of a colour: not bright: dirty, dull.
- Of the air: not fresh; impure, polluted.
- Originally, morally or religiously wrong; corrupt, sinful; now, morally or legally dubious; shady, sketchy.
- Dirty, filthy.
- Of water or some other liquid: containing mud or (by extension) other sediment in suspension; cloudy, turbid.
- Of or relating to mud; also, having the characteristics of mud, especially in colour or taste.
- Of an image: blurry or dim.
- Of sound (especially during performance, recording, or playback): indistinct, muffled.
- Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
- Soiled with feces.
- Of light: cloudy, opaque.
- Of speech, thinking, or writing: ambiguous or vague; or confused, incoherent, or mixed-up; also, poorly expressed.
- Not clear.
verb
- To become contaminated or impure.
- To make (something) impure; to contaminate.
- To make (a colour) dirty, dull, or muted.
- To make (a matter, etc.) more complicated or unclear; to make a mess of (something).
- To cover or splash (someone or something) with mud.
- Sometimes followed by up: to become covered or splashed with mud; to become dirty or soiled.
- To make (water or some other liquid) cloudy or turbid by stirring up mud or other sediment.
- To confuse (a person or their thinking); to muddle.
- To damage (a person or their reputation); to sully, to tarnish.
- Of water or some other liquid: to become cloudy or turbid.
noun
noun
- A point of light; also (rare), a glitter, a sparkle.
- Any small sparkling object.
- A speckle or spot, especially on the body of an animal.
- A small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration; a sequin.
- A shiny particle of a mineral.
- A star.
- Any of a number of swallowtail butterflies (genus Papilio); specifically Papilio protenor.
verb
verb
- make clear, bright, light, or translucent
- rid of obstructions
- make a way or path by removing objects
- become clear
- grant authorization or clearance for
- remove
- go unchallenged; be approved
- be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
- go away or disappear
- pass by, over, or under without making contact
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
- clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
- yield as a net profit
- make as a net profit
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- sell to get rid of
- pass an inspection or receive authorization
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- settle, as of a debt
- rid of instructions or data
- remove (people) from a building
- remove the occupants of
- free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
noun
adv
adj
- free from confusion or doubt
- affording free passage or view
- free from contact or proximity or connection
- characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
- clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
- free of restrictions or qualifications
- free from flaw or blemish or impurity
- clear of charges or deductions
- easily deciphered
- freed from any question of guilt
- characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
adj
noun
- A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Indomalayan genus Sinthusa.
- An electrician.
- A small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.
- A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire.
- A ship's radio operator.
- A short or small burst of electrical discharge.
- A gallant; a foppish young man.
- A beau, lover.
verb
adj
adj
- Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp
- Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
- Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy
- Slight; minimal.
- Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected
verb
- To decay; to disappear; to vanish.
- To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
- To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
noun
adj
adj
adj
- Shedding a relatively small amount of light; (of light) not very bright.
- Associated with poor moral or mental well-being.
- Appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; giving the appearance of illness.
- Characterized by poor or unhealthy growth.
- Overly sweet.
- Not in good health; (somewhat) sick.
- Tending to produce nausea.
- Lacking intensity or vigour.
- Frequently ill or in poor health.
verb
adv
verb
- Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength.
- To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
- Said of a time period that comes to an end.
- Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
noun
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