lightly
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The meaning (definition) of the word lightly
with very little weight or force
The word lightly used in a sentence
“I stepped lightly across the squeaky floor.”
Words that mean the same as lightly (synonyms)
softly
How the word lightly is said around the world
| French | légèrement (lay-zhehr-MAHN) |
| Spanish | con suavidad (kohn swah-bee-THAHT) |
| Mandarin | 轻轻地 (ching ching duh) |
| Hindi | हल्के से (HUL-kay se) |
| Arabic | بِخِفَّةٍ (bi-KHIF-fa-tin) |
| Russian | легонько (lee-GYOHN-kah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | ao de leve (ow duh LEH-vuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | de leve (jee LEH-vee) |
| Japanese | かるく (kah-ROO-koo) |
| German | leicht (LYKHT) |
| Urdu | ہلکے سے (HAL-kay say) |
| Punjabi | ਹੌਲੇ ਨਾਲ (HAW-lay nahl) |
| Korean | 가볍게 (gah-BYUHP-kay) |
| Hebrew | בַּעֲדִינוּת (ba-a-di-NOOT) |
| Greek | απαλά (ah-pah-LAH) |
| Dutch | lichtjes (LIKHT-yus) |
| Tagalog | nang marahan (nahng mah-RAH-hahn) |
| Vietnamese | nhẹ nhàng (nyeh NYAHNG) |
| Turkish | hafifçe (hah-FEEF-cheh) |
| Persian | بهآرامی (beh ah-rah-MEE) |
| Polish | lekko (LEK-koh) |
| Ukrainian | легенько (leh-HEN-koh) |
| Bengali | আলতোভাবে (AL-to-bha-bay) |
| Swedish | försiktigt (fur-SIK-tit) |
| Italian | con leggerezza (kon led-jeh-RETS-tsah) |
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