Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [lahyt]
- /laɪt/
- /laɪt/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [lahyt]
- /laɪt/
Definitions of lightest word
- noun lightest a light product, as a beer or cigarette. 1
- adjective lightest of little weight; not heavy: a light load. 1
- adjective lightest of little weight in proportion to bulk; of low specific gravity: a light metal. 1
- adjective lightest of less than the usual or average weight: light clothing. 1
- adjective lightest weighing less than the proper or standard amount: to be caught using light weights in trade. 1
- adjective lightest of small amount, force, intensity, etc.: light trading on the stock market; a light rain; light sleep. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of lightest
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English; Old English lēoht; cognate with Old Saxon lioht, Old Frisian liacht, Dutch, German licht, Gothic liuhath (noun); akin to Old Norse ljōs (noun), ljōss (adj.), Latin lūx (noun), Greek leukós bright, white; (v.) Middle English lighten, Old English līhtan, cognate with Old Saxon liuhtian, Old High German liuhten (German leuchten), Gothic liuhtjan
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lightest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lightest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lightest usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with lightest
- what is the lightest element?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with l
- Words starting with li
- Words starting with lig
- Words starting with ligh
- Words starting with light
- Words starting with lighte
- Words starting with lightes
- Words starting with lightest