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unlight.

To extinguish, turn off, or dim the light from

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To extinguish, turn off, or dim the light from

    rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

From un- + light or, in the case of the verb, perhaps from Middle English *unlighten (suggested by past participle unlight, unlyght, unliȝt (“unlit”)), equivalent to un- + light.

noun
  1. The absence of light; darkness.

    literary · poetic
Where this word comes from

From un- + light or, in the case of the verb, perhaps from Middle English *unlighten (suggested by past participle unlight, unlyght, unliȝt (“unlit”)), equivalent to un- + light.

verb
  1. To alight; dismount

    dialectal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English unlighten (“to lighten the burden of; alleviate; dismount from horseback”), equivalent to un- + light (“to alight”).

adj
  1. Not light (“having little weight”).

    rare
Where this word comes from

From Middle English unlight, unlyght, unliȝt (“not light (in weight)”), equivalent to un- + light.

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