Light and Least

Light

Light adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.
Usage example: traffic on the highway seems to be very light today

Least and light are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Least" instead an adjective "Light".

Least

Least adjective - The superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree.

Light and least are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Light" instead an adjective "Least".
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