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licht.

sparse (e.g. of hair or a forest)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/lɪçt/

  1. sparse (e.g. of hair or a forest)

    Du hast da eine lichte Stelle.

  2. bright, light (also of eyes, etc.)

    poetic

  3. airy, light-filled (most often of rooms)

    literary

  4. unobstructed, clear

    lichte Höhe

  5. lucid (momentarily breaking past a clouded mind)

    einen lichten Moment haben
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German liecht, from Old High German lioht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Compare Dutch licht, English light.

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