light-sensitive

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Reacting to or affected by light, especially in a chemical or biological process.; Having an abnormal sensitivity to light, causing discomfort or pain when exposed to it.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more light-sensitive Superlative: most light-sensitive

Collocations

light-sensitive paperlight-sensitive cellslight-sensitive materiallight-sensitive filmlight-sensitive skinlight-sensitive retina

Derivatives

light-sensitivityphotosensitivephotosensitivity

Synonyms

photosensitivelight-reactivephotoreactivelight-responsive

Antonyms

light-insensitivelight-resistant

Commonly confused

photosensitive
EN: 'Photosensitive' is the more technical/scientific term with the same meaning; 'light-sensitive' is more common in everyday usage.
light-sensitized
EN: 'Light-sensitized' means made sensitive to light through a process, while 'light-sensitive' describes an inherent property.

Spelling tips

EN: Always hyphenate as 'light-sensitive' when used as a compound modifier before a noun (e.g., 'light-sensitive film'). Do not write it as one word ('lightsensitive') or as two separate words when modifying a noun.

💬 Examples

  1. The light-sensitive film must be handled in a darkroom to prevent exposure.

  2. After the eye surgery, she was extremely light-sensitive and had to wear dark sunglasses indoors.