leicht

Meaning

Adj

1. light (not heavy)
2. easy (not difficult)
3. light, lite, diet (of food which is low in calories)
4. slight

Adv

slightly

Concepts

light

easy

easily

simple

lightweight

soft

lightly

facile

airy

slightly

readily

plain

minor

slight

delicate

palely

facilely

gossamerly

quickly

openhearted

gently

quietly

secretly

softly

perfectly

properly

right on the mark

sure thing

just

mere

only

faintly

non-serious

thin

diluted

watery

weak

carelessly

disinterested

indifferent

unconcerned

agile

carefree

casual

nimble

no reason

comfortably

by ones and twos

dim

faint

here and there

in twos and threes

now and then

fleeting

apt to

liable to

prone to

gaping wide

tender

not serious

not heavy

docile

humble

strengthless

flimsy

sweet

convenient

mild

mildly

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laɪ̯çt/

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German līht, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-. Compare English light, Dutch licht, Danish let.

Sentences

Bei einem Spaziergang in der Nacht kann man leicht die Zeit vergessen .

When walking at night, it is easy to forget the time.

Es ist nicht leicht , mit fünf Kindern über die Runden zu kommen .

It is not easy to make ends meet with five children.

Ist ein Konzept in dieser Form sichtbar , können Unstimmigkeiten und Wissenslücken leicht identifiziert werden .

If a concept is visible in this form, inconsistencies and knowledge gaps can easily be identified.

" Leicht bekömmlich " ist meistens fettigem Essen vorzuziehen .

"Easily digestible" is usually preferable to fatty food.