| 【light】 is word-forming element usually meaning "light" from Old English "leoht, liht, leht, lihtan, liehtan" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "light"]
enlighten ☆[5449] To enlighten someone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something.
highlight ****[2085] If someone or something highlights a point or problem, they emphasize it or make you think about it.
light ****[278] A light is something such as an electric lamp which produces light.
lighting **[3892] The lighting in a place is the way that it is lit, for example by electric lights, by candles, or by windows, or the quality of the light in it.
lightning **[3603] Lightning is the very bright flashes of light in the sky that happen during thunderstorms.
spotlight ☆[4817] A spotlight is a powerful light, for example in a theatre, which can be directed so that it lights up a small area.
sunlight ***[3008] Sunlight is the light that comes from the sun during the day.
[WORD ROOT]root light
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] light
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) leoht, liht, leht, lihtan, liehtan
[MEANING]root light, luminous, not heavy
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 leoht ⑴ [=leht] (Anglian) luminous, bright, beautiful, shining, having much light; ⑵ not heavy, having little actual weight, light in weight, lightly constructed; easy to do, trifling; quick, agile;
- 【Old English】 liste border of cloth, fringe
- 【Old English】 leht [=leoht]
- 【Old English】 lihtan ⑴ to shed light; to set on fire; ⑵ to alight; to alleviate, make less heavy
- 【Old English】 liehtan to ignite, set on fire; (also in a spiritual sense) to illuminate, fill with brightness
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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enlighten ☆[5449] verb from light
【DEFINITION】 To enlighten someone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something.
【Declension/Conjugation】 enlightened, enlightened, enlightening, enlightens
【COMPOSITION】 en + lighten
【ROOTs】 ⑴ en; in, into ⑵ light; light, luminous, not heavy ⑶ en; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English leoht》 ⑴ [=leht] (Anglian) luminous, bright, beautiful, shining, having much light; ⑵ not heavy, having little actual weight, light in weight, lightly constructed; easy to do, trifling; quick, agile;
【First Known Meaning】 to remove the dimness or blindness
【DERIVATIVEs】 enlightener, enlightening, enlightenment, enlighten
highlight ★★★★[2085] verb from highlight 〈 light
【DEFINITION】 If someone or something highlights a point or problem, they emphasize it or make you think about it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 highlighted, highlighted, highlighting, highlights
【SYNONYM】 spotlight
【COMPOSITION】 high + light
【ROOTs】 ⑴ high; high ⑵ light; light, luminous, not heavy
【Etymology】 《Old English leoht》 ⑴ [=leht] (Anglian) luminous, bright, beautiful, shining, having much light; ⑵ not heavy, having little actual weight, light in weight, lightly constructed; easy to do, trifling; quick, agile;
light ★★★★[278] noun from light
【DEFINITION】 ① Light is the brightness that lets you see things. Light comes from sources such as the sun, moon, lamps, and fire.
② A light is something such as an electric lamp which produces light.
③ You can use lights to refer to a set of traffic lights.
【pl.】 lights
【ROOTs】 light; light, luminous, not heavy
【Etymology】 《Old English leoht》 ⑴ [=leht] (Anglian) luminous, bright, beautiful, shining, having much light; ⑵ not heavy, having little actual weight, light in weight, lightly constructed; easy to do, trifling; quick, agile;
【First Known Meaning】 brightness, radiant energy, that which makes things visible
【DERIVATIVEs】 alight, get off lightly, lighten, lightish, lightless, lightly, lightness, lightsome
lighting ★★[3892] noun from light
【DEFINITION】 The lighting in a place is the way that it is lit, for example by electric lights, by candles, or by windows, or the quality of the light in it.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 light + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ light; light, luminous, not heavy ⑵ ing; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English leoht》 ⑴ [=leht] (Anglian) luminous, bright, beautiful, shining, having much light; ⑵ not heavy, having little actual weight, light in weight, lightly constructed; easy to do, trifling; quick, agile;
lightning ★★[3603] noun from light
【DEFINITION】 Lightning is the very bright flashes of light in the sky that happen during thunderstorms.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 lighten + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ light; light ⑵ n(en); make ⑶ ing; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English leoht》 ⑴ [=leht] (Anglian) luminous, bright, beautiful, shining, having much light; ⑵ not heavy, having little actual weight, light in weight, lightly constructed; easy to do, trifling; quick, agile;
【First Known Meaning】 visible discharge of energy between cloud and cloud or cloud and ground
spotlight ☆[4817] noun from spotlight 〈 light
【DEFINITION】 A spotlight is a powerful light, for example in a theatre, which can be directed so that it lights up a small area.
【pl.】 spotlights
【COMPOSITION】 spot + light
【ROOTs】 ⑴ spot; spot ⑵ light; light, luminous, not heavy
【Etymology】 《Old English leoht》 ⑴ [=leht] (Anglian) luminous, bright, beautiful, shining, having much light; ⑵ not heavy, having little actual weight, light in weight, lightly constructed; easy to do, trifling; quick, agile;
sunlight ★★★[3008] noun from sunlight 〈 light
【DEFINITION】 Sunlight is the light that comes from the sun during the day.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 sun + light
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sun; sun ⑵ light; light, luminous, not heavy
【Etymology】 《Old English leoht》 ⑴ [=leht] (Anglian) luminous, bright, beautiful, shining, having much light; ⑵ not heavy, having little actual weight, light in weight, lightly constructed; easy to do, trifling; quick, agile;
【DERIVATIVEs】 sunlit, sunlight
Other words containing "light"; alight, light, lighten, lightish, lightless, lightly, lightness, lightsome, sunlit, twilight
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
lig
lie, lay
lic-
liber
lev
less
lend
leg-, legis-
leg-, lega-, lege-, league
lect-, leg-
