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单词 lighting
释义

lighting

noun

light·​ing ˈlī-tiŋ How to pronounce lighting (audio)
1
a
: illumination
b
: ignition
2
: an artificial supply of light or the apparatus providing it

Example Sentences

He prefers natural lighting for his photography. The lighting wasn't bright enough. The street lighting was so dim I got lost. There was a problem with the lighting. a company that sells lighting equipment He's in charge of the lighting for the show. See More
Recent Examples on the Web The first Apollo missions landed near the moon’s equator, where the lighting was better, and flatter plains served NASA’s objective at the time: putting human beings safely on the surface. Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2022 The iconic boardwalk, for instance, is replete with a plethora of neon and fluorescent lighting aimed at drawing in customers, especially during the peak summer season. Kristian Jaime, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2022 Its colors shift like a mood ring with Tyler Micoleau’s lighting, which also lends the woods delicate richness and shadow. Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 July 2022 The developer’s lighting was banished; in its stead hang custom solid brass pendants and a quietly dramatic chandelier by Rich Brilliant Willing. Rima Suqi, ELLE Decor, 30 June 2022 But Byrd’s lighting, exerting a strong but delicate harmonic influence, like that of the double-bass in an orchestra, made the pieces cohere for me, forming a suite on the themes of the terror of love and the agonies of belief. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 For a similar vibe, focus on formal, design-forward lighting and crisp white walls, then introduce warmth with bedding. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 23 June 2022 The experience at Landrace, opened in 2021 at Thompson San Antonio, is warm and inviting: with cozy seating, dark walls, and moody lighting, there is no bad seat in the house. Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2022 Multiple sources agreed that only one department — lighting — has to consistently make noticeable changes when preparing the stage show to be filmed. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

lighting

noun

light·​ing
ˈlīt-iŋ
: supply of light or of lights
The only lighting came through a small window.

lighting 1 of 3

noun

as in candle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • candle
  • lantern
  • headlight
  • floodlight
  • chandelier
  • streetlight
  • flashlight
  • lamp
  • candelabra
  • lighthouse
  • sconce
  • spotlight
  • light bulb
  • gaslight
  • candelabrum
  • flare
  • flashbulb
  • arc lamp
  • fluorescent lamp
  • dark lantern
  • incandescent lamp
  • sun lamp
  • flash
  • flashcube
  • illuminant
  • arc light
  • girandole
  • beacon
  • klieg light
  • gasolier
  • kleig light

lighting

2 of 3

verb (1)

present participle of light
1
as in burning
to set (something) on fire we lit the kindling before adding the heavier logs

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • burning
  • scorching
  • kindling
  • igniting
  • illuminating
  • firing
  • illumining
  • torching
  • baking
  • enkindling
  • cooking
  • lightening
  • enflaming
  • inflaming
  • brightening
  • relighting
  • deflagrating
  • charring
  • broiling
  • immolating
  • ashing
  • frizzling
  • kilning
  • setting off
  • incinerating
  • banking
  • radiating
  • irradiating
  • searing
  • cremating
  • rekindling
  • stoking
  • scathing
  • scalding
  • reigniting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • extinguishing
  • quenching
  • choking
  • dimming
  • smothering
  • suffocating
  • darkening
  • dousing
  • stamping (out)
  • dowsing
  • snuffing (out)
  • obscuring
  • putting out
  • blackening
  • dulling
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2
as in illuminating
to supply with light the lights from the TV cameras will light this room as though it were high noon

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • illuminating
  • illumining
  • lightening
  • brightening
  • bathing
  • floodlighting
  • illuming
  • beaconing
  • irradiating
  • shining
  • glowing
  • emblazing
  • dazzling
  • highlighting
  • blinding
  • glistening
  • beaming
  • radiating
  • kindling
  • haloing
  • gleaming
  • igniting
  • spotlighting
  • glittering
  • blazing
  • glaring
  • beating (down)
  • enhaloing
  • burning
  • incinerating
  • flaming
  • firing
  • bedazzling
  • dazing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • darkening
  • dimming
  • blackening
  • obscuring
  • obfuscating
  • dulling
  • covering
  • extinguishing
  • veiling
  • shrouding
  • quenching
  • dousing
  • snuffing (out)
  • dowsing
  • putting out
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lighting

3 of 3

verb (2)

present participle of light
1
as in landing
to come to rest after descending from the air the bird lit on the branch and began to sing

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • landing
  • perching
  • touching down
  • roosting
  • alighting
  • settling
  • belly-landing
  • crash-landing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rising
  • taking off
  • climbing
  • floating
  • ascending
  • arising
  • flying
  • blasting off
  • hanging
  • soaring
  • gliding
  • hovering
  • planing
  • winging
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2
as in dismounting
to come down from something (as a vehicle) he hurriedly lighted from the bus and started walking up the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dismounting
  • descending
  • alighting
  • getting down
  • disembarking
  • deplaning
  • detraining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • mounting
  • embarking
  • climbing (aboard)
  • boarding
  • entraining
  • emplaning
  • getting in
  • enplaning
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