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noun
  1. Electromagnetic radiation that makes vision possible: illumination. See light
  2. The act of physically illuminating or the condition of being filled with light: illumination, lighting. See light
  3. The particular angle from which something is considered: angle 2, aspect, facet, frame of reference, hand, phase, regard, respect, side. See perspective
  4. Archaic. The faculty of seeing: eye, eyesight, seeing, sight, vision. See see
verb
  1. To cause to burn or undergo combustion: enkindle, fire, ignite, kindle. Slang: torch. Idioms: set afire (or on fire), set fire to. See hot, start
  2. To provide, cover, or fill with light: illume, illuminate, illumine, lighten 1. See light
  3. To make lively or animated: animate, brighten, enliven. See happy
adjective
Of a light color or complexion: alabaster, fair, ivory, pale. See colors

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