alight

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Synonyms: light, plight, slight, blight, flight, alright, aright, anight, aight, aligot, adight

Antonyms: light, plight, slight, blight, flight, alright, aright, anight, aight, aligot, adight

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. To make less heavy; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve.
2. Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.
   • He alighted from his horse.
   • Passengers are alighting from the carriage.
   • A flying bird alights upon a tree.
   • Snow alights on a roof.
3. Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.
   • He alighted from his horse.
   • Passengers are alighting from the carriage.
4. Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest.
   • A flying bird alights upon a tree.
   • Snow alights on a roof.
5. To come down or go down; to descend. Often followed by on or upon: of a blow, something thrown, etc.: to land heavily.
6. To come down or go down; to descend.
7. Often followed by on or upon: of a blow, something thrown, etc.: to land heavily.
8. Often followed by on or upon: to find by accident; to chance upon, to come upon.
9. To arrive.

Verb

1. To cast light on (something); to illuminate, to light up.
2. To set light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to ignite, to light.

Adjective

1. Burning, lit, on fire.
   • The burning embers and the dry wind quickly set the whole neighbourhood alight.
   • The sticks were damp and wouldn’t catch alight.
2. Often followed by with: shining with light; luminous, radiant; also, brightly coloured; vivid.
3. Of an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light.
4. Aglow with activity or emotion.
   • Her face was alight with happiness.

Adverb

1. Chiefly in set alight: in flames, on fire; aflame.

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