light

Pronunciation: [lait]

Average Rank: 403

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 光, 光亮, 灯, 日光, 发光体, 光源, 杰出人物, 火花, 眼光 a. 轻的, 少量的, 轻微的, 轻快的, 轻浮的, 明亮的, 淡色的, 容易的 vt. 点燃, 照亮 vi. 点着, 变亮, 突降, 偶然碰到 adv. 轻地

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
  • n. any device serving as a source of illumination
  • n. a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
  • n. an illuminated area
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: lights
Past: lit
Past Participle: lit
Comparative: lighter
Present Participle: lighting
Superlative: lightest
3rd Person: lights

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#265

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 97.4% (Top 97.4% most frequent)
97.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#703

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 93.0% (Top 93.0% most frequent)
93.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#241

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 97.6% (Top 97.6% most frequent)
97.6%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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