(Homonym: aerie).
1. Having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air.
2. Not practical or realizable; speculative; SYN. impractical, visionary. /> 3. Open to or abounding in fresh air; SYN. airy.
4. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

1. Free from impurities; SYN. fresh.
2. Free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
3. (Religion) Ritually clean or pure; morally pure; SYN. clean-living.
4. (Of behavior or especially language) Free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; SYN. unobjectionable.
5. (Of sound or color) Free from anything that dulls or dims; SYN. clear, light, unclouded.
6. Not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; SYN. uncontaminating.
7. Without difficulties or problems
8. Thorough and without qualification
9. Free of restrictions or qualifications; SYN. clear.
10. (Of a manuscript) Having few alterations or corrections; SYN. fair.
11. Marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; SYN. sporting, sportsmanlike.
12. Not carrying concealed weapons.
13. (Of a record) Having no marks of discredit or offense
14. Free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; SYN. neat.
15. Free of drugs

ETYM Latin conveniens, -entis, suitable, p. pr. of convenire to be suitable, to come. Related to Convene.
1. Easy to reach; SYN. handy, ready to hand.
2. Suited to one's comfort or purpose or needs.

(Informal) Not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; SYN. soft.
Entailing little hardship or difficulty

1. (Economics) Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable.
2. (Economics) Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come by.
3. Affording comfort.
4. Affording pleasure.
5. Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; SYN. light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton.
6. Free from worry or anxiety; SYN. at ease.
7. Having little impact; SYN. gentle, soft.r /> 8. Marked by moderate steepness; SYN. gentle.
9. Not harsh; causing little distress.
10. Not hurried or forced; SYN. easygoing, leisurely.
11. Not strict; SYN. lenient.
12. Performing adroitly and without effort; SYN. facile.
13 posing no difficulty; requiring little effort.
14. Readily exploited or tricked.

Requiring or apparently requiring no effort.

ETYM Latin facilis, prop., capable of being done or made, hence, facile, easy, from facere to make, do: cf. French facile. Srr Fact, Faculty.
Arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth.

Moving very fast; SYN. swift.

ETYM Prov. Eng. flip to move nimbly; cf. W. llipa soft, limber, pliant, or Icel. fleipa to babble, prattle. Related to Flip, Fillip, Flap, Flipper.
Showing inappropriate levity; SYN. light-minded.

Airy; showy; hence, characterized by an affected or arrogant manner.

ETYM as. leóht. Related to Light.
1. Characterized by or emitting light.
2. (Used of color) Having a relatively small amount of coloring agent.
3. Not great in degree or quantity or number.
4. Of comparatively little physical weight or density.
5. Moving easily and quickly; nimble; SYN. lightsome, tripping.
6. Of little intensity or power or force.
7. (Physics, chemistry) Not having atomic weight greater than average.
8. Psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles.
9. Demanding little effort; not burdensome.
10. Designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight.
11. Not fatty; not rich or heavily seasoned.
12. Having little importance.
13. Of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment.
14. Intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound.
15. (Of sleep) Easily disturbed; SYN. wakeful.
16. Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; SYN. scant, short.

1. Free from care; lighthearted
2. Airy, nimble

ETYM Latin liquidus, from liquere to be fluid or liquid; cf. Skr. rî to ooze, drop, lî to melt.
1. Existing as or have characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow.
2. Clear and bright; SYN. limpid.
3. Filled or brimming with tears; SYN. swimming, watery.
4. Smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness.
5. Yielding; lacking any hint of hardness.

Moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

ETYM Latin mobilis, for movibilis, from movere to move: cf. French mobile. Related to Move.
1. Moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place).
2. Capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another.
3. Having transportation available.
4. (Of groups of people) Tending to travel and change settlements frequently; SYN. nomadic, peregrine, roving, wandering.

Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and speed; lively; swift.

Giving only major points; lacking completeness; SYN. unelaborated.

(Homonym: sleight).
1. Having a slim or delicate build; not stout or massive in body; lacking in strength or substance; flimsy, frail; deficient in weight, solidity, or importance; trivial.
2. Small of its kind or in amount.

1. Lacking obstructions or difficulties
2. Having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
3. (Botany) Of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth.

ETYM Pref. en- + amel. Related to Amel, Smelt.
Vitrified (glasslike) coating of various colors used for decorative purposes on a metallic or porcelain surface. In cloisonné the various sections of the design are separated by thin metal wires or strips. In champlevé the enamel is poured into engraved cavities in the metal surface.
The ancient art of enameling is believed to be of Near Eastern origin. Examples of Cloisonné enamel have been found in a Mycenaean tomb in Cyprus of the 13th century BC. The champlevé technique was used by Celtic craftsmen of the pre-Christian era. Enamels were made in the northern provinces of the Roman Empire and reappear in the 6th century AD in Anglo-Saxon England. A great revival of cloisonné enamel began in Constantinople in the 10th century; a great masterpiece of this Byzantine enamel is the Pala d’Oro in St Mark’s, Venice. During the Middle Ages the demand for church ornaments, decorated reliquaries, crosses, etc, encouraged a number of technical developments. The Rhine and Meuse valleys, Limoges in France and N Spain were centers of a new style of champlevé enamel from the 12th century. In the 15th century, in N Italy and at Limoges, painted enamels were first made, applied by brush, spatula, or point, over a design scratched in outline on the baseplate. Masters of this form of art were Nardon and J.
Ean Penicaud, Pierre Raymond, and Leonard Limousin. A later development in the 17th century was the minature painted enamel, in which the colors were applied after the enamel was fired and fused, as practiced by the Toutin family in Paris. In England, Stubbs produced enamel paintings.
1. A colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection.
2. A paint that dries to a hard glossy finish.
3. Any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze.
4. Hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth; SYN. tooth enamel.

(Homonym: Finnish).
1. The act of finishing; SYN. finishing.
2. The ending of a contest (as a race); SYN. close.
3. The absolute defeat and death of persons on one side of a conflict.

ETYM French lacre a sort of sealing wax, Portu. lacte, from laca lac. Related to Lac the resin.
1. A black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish.
2. A hard glossy coating.
Waterproof resinous varnish obtained from Oriental trees Toxicodendron verniciflua, and used for decorating furniture and art objects. It can be applied to wood, fabric, leather, or other materials, with or without added colors. The technique of making and carving small lacquerwork objects was developed in China, probably as early as the 4th century bc, and was later adopted in Japan.

1. A highly developed state; SYN. refinement.
2. A preparation used in polishing.
3. The property of being smooth and shiny; SYN. gloss, glossiness, burnish.

ETYM Old Eng. vernish, French vernis, Late Lat. vernicium; akin to French vernir to varnish, from (assumed) Late Lat. vitrinire to glaze, from Late Lat. vitrinus glassy, from Latin vitrum glass. Related to Vitreous.
A paint that provides a hard glossy transparent coating.

A small quantity of something moist or soft; SYN. splash, splatter.
1. A sudden blow or thrust; poke
2. A small amount
3. A gentle touch or stroke; pat
4. daub
Small marine flatfish of the flounder family, especially the genus Limanda. Dabs live in the N Atlantic and around the coasts of Britain and Scandinavia.
Species include l. limanda which grows to about 40 cm/16 in, and the American dab l. proboscida, which grows to 30 cm/12 in. Both have both eyes on the right side of their bodies. The left, or blind, side is white, while the rough-scaled right side is light-brown or gray, with dark-brown spots.

A light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); or

Extremely light.