unlight.
To extinguish, turn off, or dim the light from
Meaning & usage
To extinguish, turn off, or dim the light from
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.
The absence of light; darkness.
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.
To alight; dismount
Where this word comes from
From Middle English unlighten (“to lighten the burden of; alleviate; dismount from horseback”), equivalent to un- + light (“to alight”).
Not light (“having little weight”).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English unlight, unlyght, unliȝt (“not light (in weight)”), equivalent to un- + light.
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