The difference between Heavy and Light

When used as nouns, heavy means a villain or bad guy, whereas light means visible electromagnetic radiation. the human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.

When used as adverbs, heavy means heavily, whereas light means carrying little.

When used as verbs, heavy means to make heavier, whereas light means to start (a fire).

When used as adjectives, heavy means having great weight, whereas light means having light.

check bellow for the other definitions of Heavy and Light

  1. Heavy as an adjective (of a physical object):

    Having great weight.

  2. Heavy as an adjective (of a topic):

    Serious, somber.

  3. Heavy as an adjective:

    Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.

    Examples:

    "heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc."

  4. Heavy as an adjective (British, slang, dated):

    Good.

    Examples:

    "This film is heavy."

  5. Heavy as an adjective (dated, late 1960s, 1970s, US):

    Profound.

    Examples:

    "The Moody Blues are, like, heavy."

  6. Heavy as an adjective (of a rate of flow):

    High, great.

  7. Heavy as an adjective (slang):

    Armed.

    Examples:

    "Come heavy, or not at all."

  8. Heavy as an adjective (music):

    Louder, more distorted.

    Examples:

    "Metal is heavier than swing."

  9. Heavy as an adjective (of weather):

    Hot and humid.

  10. Heavy as an adjective (of a person):

    Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.

    Examples:

    "He was a heavy sleeper, a heavy eater and a heavy smoker - certainly not an ideal husband."

  11. Heavy as an adjective (of food):

    High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.

    Examples:

    "Cheese-stuffed sausage is too heavy to eat before exercising."

  12. Heavy as an adjective:

    Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.

    Examples:

    "it was a heavy storm; a heavy slumber in bed; a heavy punch"

  13. Heavy as an adjective:

    Laden to a great extent.

    Examples:

    "his eyes were heavy with sleep; she was heavy with child"

  14. Heavy as an adjective:

    Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.

  15. Heavy as an adjective:

    Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.

    Examples:

    "a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, etc."

    "a heavy writer or book"

  16. Heavy as an adjective:

    Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.

    Examples:

    "a heavy road; a heavy soil"

  17. Heavy as an adjective:

    Not raised or leavened.

    Examples:

    "heavy bread"

  18. Heavy as an adjective:

    Having much body or strength; said of wines or spirits.

  19. Heavy as an adjective (obsolete):

    With child; pregnant.

  20. Heavy as an adjective (physics):

    Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one

  1. Heavy as an adverb:

    heavily

    Examples:

    "heavy laden with their sins"

  2. Heavy as an adverb (India, colloquial):

    very

  1. Heavy as a noun:

    A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.

    Examples:

    "With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films."

  2. Heavy as a noun (slang):

    A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.

    Examples:

    "A fight started outside the bar but the heavies came out and stopped it."

  3. Heavy as a noun (aviation):

    A large multi-engined aircraft.

    Examples:

    "The term ''heavy'' normally follows the call-sign when used by air traffic controllers."

  1. Heavy as a verb (often with "up"):

    To make heavier.

  2. Heavy as a verb:

    To sadden.

  3. Heavy as a verb (Australia, New Zealand, informal):

    To use power and/or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure.

    Examples:

    "The union was well known for the methods it used to heavy many businesses."

  1. Heavy as an adjective:

    Having the heaves.

    Examples:

    "a heavy horse"

  1. Light as a noun (physics, uncountable):

    Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.

    Examples:

    "As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings."

  2. Light as a noun:

    A source of illumination.

    Examples:

    "Put that light out!"

  3. Light as a noun:

    Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.

    Examples:

    "Can you throw any light on this problem?"

  4. Light as a noun (in the plural, now, rare):

    Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.

  5. Light as a noun:

    A notable person within a specific field or discipline.

    Examples:

    "Picasso was one of the leading lights of the cubist movement."

  6. Light as a noun (painting):

    The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.

  7. Light as a noun:

    A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.

    Examples:

    "I'm really seeing you in a different light today."

    "Magoon's governorship in Cuba was viewed in a negative light by many Cuban historians for years thereafter."

  8. Light as a noun:

    A flame or something used to create fire.

    Examples:

    "Hey, buddy, you got a light?"

  9. Light as a noun:

    A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.

    Examples:

    "a Bengal light"

  10. Light as a noun:

    A window, or space for a window in architecture.

    Examples:

    "This facade has eight south-facing lights."

  11. Light as a noun:

    The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.

    Examples:

    "The average length of a light on a 15×15 grid is 7 or 8."

  12. Light as a noun (informal):

    A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.

  13. Light as a noun:

    Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.

  14. Light as a noun:

    The power of perception by vision.

  15. Light as a noun:

    The brightness of the eye or eyes.

  16. Light as a noun:

    A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions.

    Examples:

    "To get to our house, turn right at the third light."

  1. Light as a verb (transitive):

    To start (a fire).

    Examples:

    "We lit the fire to get some heat."

  2. Light as a verb (transitive):

    To set fire to; to set burning; to kindle.

    Examples:

    "She lit her last match."

  3. Light as a verb (transitive):

    To illuminate.

    Examples:

    "I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night."

  4. Light as a verb (intransitive):

    To become ignited; to take fire.

    Examples:

    "This soggy match will not light."

  5. Light as a verb:

    To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.

  1. Light as an adjective:

    Having light.

    Examples:

    "The room is light when the Sun shines through the window."

  2. Light as an adjective:

    Pale in colour.

    Examples:

    "She had light skin."

  3. Light as an adjective (of coffee):

    Served with extra milk or cream.

    Examples:

    "I like my coffee light."

  1. Light as an adjective:

    Of low weight; not heavy.

    Examples:

    "My bag was much lighter once I had dropped off the books."

  2. Light as an adjective:

    Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads.

    Examples:

    "We took a light aircraft down to the city."

  3. Light as an adjective:

    Gentle; having little force or momentum.

    Examples:

    "This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch."

  4. Light as an adjective:

    Easy to endure or perform.

    Examples:

    "light duties around the house"

  5. Light as an adjective:

    Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.

    Examples:

    "This light beer still gets you drunk if you have enough of it."

  6. Light as an adjective:

    Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.

    Examples:

    "I made some light comment, and we moved on."

  7. Light as an adjective (rail transport, of a locomotive, usually with "run"):

    travelling with no carriages, wagons attached

  8. Light as an adjective (obsolete):

    Unchaste, wanton.

  9. Light as an adjective:

    Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.

    Examples:

    "light troops; a troop of light horse"

  10. Light as an adjective:

    Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.

  11. Light as an adjective (dated):

    Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.

    Examples:

    "a light, vain person; a light mind"

  12. Light as an adjective:

    Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.

    Examples:

    "Ogden Nash was a writer of light verse."

  13. Light as an adjective:

    Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.

  14. Light as an adjective:

    Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished.

    Examples:

    "light coin"

  15. Light as an adjective:

    Easily interrupted by stimulation.

    Examples:

    "light sleep; light anesthesia"

  1. Light as an adverb:

    Carrying little.

    Examples:

    "I prefer to travel light."

  1. Light as a noun (curling):

    A stone that is not thrown hard enough.

  1. Light as a verb (nautical):

    To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter

  2. Light as a verb:

    To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.

  1. Light as a verb:

    To find by chance.

    Examples:

    "I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's."

  2. Light as a verb:

    To stop upon ; to notice

  3. Light as a verb (archaic):

    To alight; to land or come down.

    Examples:

    "She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet."

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