lighting: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of lighting
- highlighting«Word Popularity Bar4/5
highlighting
- noun an area of lightness in a picture
highlight.
- verb move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
foreground; spotlight; play up; highlight.
- The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
- noun an area of lightness in a picture
- alighting2/5
alight
- verb to come to rest, settle
perch; light.
- Misfortune lighted upon him
- verb come down
climb down.
- the birds alighted
- verb to come to rest, settle
- backlighting2/5
backlighting
- noun lighting from behind
- noun lighting from behind
- spotlighting2/5
spotlight
- noun a focus of public attention
limelight; public eye; glare.
- he enjoyed being in the limelight
- when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency
- noun a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
spot.
- noun a focus of public attention
- delighting2/5
delight
- noun a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
delectation.
- his delight to see her was obvious to all
- noun something or someone that provides a source of happiness
joy; pleasure.
- a joy to behold
- the pleasure of his company
- the new car is a delight
- noun a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
- blighting2/5
blight
- noun a state or condition being blighted
- noun any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
- noun a state or condition being blighted
- moonlighting2/5
moonlight
- noun the light of the Moon
moonshine; Moon.
- moonlight is the smuggler's enemy
- the Moon was bright enough to read by
- verb work a second job, usually after hours
- The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver
- noun the light of the Moon
- slighting2/5
slighting
- adjective satellite tending to diminish or disparage
deprecatory; belittling; deprecating; depreciatory; deprecative; depreciative.
- belittling comments
- managed a deprecating smile at the compliment
- deprecatory remarks about the book
- a slighting remark
- verb pay no attention to, disrespect
cold-shoulder; slight.
- She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance
- adjective satellite tending to diminish or disparage
- daylighting2/5
daylight
- noun the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
day; daytime.
- the dawn turned night into day
- it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime
- noun light during the daytime
- noun the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
- floodlighting1/5
floodlight
- noun light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
flood; photoflood; flood lamp.
- verb illuminate with floodlights
- noun light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
- flighting1/5
flight
- noun a formation of aircraft in flight
- noun an instance of traveling by air
flying.
- flying was still an exciting adventure for him
- noun a formation of aircraft in flight
- plighting1/5
plight
- noun a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
predicament; quandary.
- finds himself in a most awkward predicament
- the woeful plight of homeless people
- noun a solemn pledge of fidelity
troth.
- noun a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
- relighting1/5
relight
To light or kindle anew.
- uplighting1/5
- preflighting1/5
- gaslighting1/5
gaslight
- noun light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas
- noun light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas
- candlelighting1/5
candlelight
- noun the light provided by a burning candle
candle flame.
- noun the light provided by a burning candle
Suffixes of lighting
- lightings«Word Popularity Bar1/5
lighting
- noun having abundant light or illumination
light.
- they played as long as it was light
- as long as the lighting was good
- noun apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film
- noun having abundant light or illumination
Derived words of lighting
- slightingly«Word Popularity Bar1/5
slightingly
- adverb in a disparaging manner
disparagingly.
- these mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging `only to a story'
- adverb in a disparaging manner
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `lighting`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `lighting`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `lighting`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `lighting`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.