lightwell
English
noun
Definitions
- (architecture) An open shaft that transmits light from above into a staircase or an inner room.
Etymology
Affix from English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload) + English well.
Origin
English
well
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas light English
- Holywell English
- Hopewell English
- Spooklight English
- alight English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- backlight English
- baitwell English
- bedlight English
- belight English
- betalight English
- bewell English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- booklight English
- borewell English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- crosslight English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- deadlight English
- downlight English
- downwell English
- droplight English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- earthlight English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- evenlight English
- extragalactic background light English
- farewell English
- feather-light English
- firelight English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- floodlight English
- footlight English
- footwell English
- forelight English
- full well English
- gaslight English
- glowlight English
- guidelight English
- handwell English
- headlight English
- houselight English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inkwell English
- inlight English
- interwell English
- jacklight English
- kilolight English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadlight English
- light English
- light along English
- light bulb English
- light due English
- light equation English
- light horse English
- light into English
- light line English
- light money English
- light organ English
- light out English
- light spectrum English
- light up English
- light waterline English
- light-bearing English
- light-fingered English
- light-footed English
- light-headed English
- light-heeled English
- light-horseman English
- light-legged English
- light-minded English
- light-sensitive English
- light-spirited English
- light-struck English
- light-tight English
- light-winged English
- lightable English
- lightbar English
- lightboard English
- lightboat English
- lightbox English
- lightcurve English
- lighten English
- lighter English
- lightest English
- lighteth English
- lightface English
- lightfaced English
- lightfast English
- lightfront English
- lighthead English
- lighthearted English
- lighthouse English
- lightie English
- lighting English
- lightish English
- lightkeeper English
- lightless English
- lightlike English
- lightly English
- lightman English
- lightmans English
- lightmap English
- lightmapping English
- lightmonger English
- lightness English
- lightpath English
- lightplane English
- lightpost English
- lightproof English
- lightray English
- lightroom English
- lightsaber English
- lightscape English
- lightshade English
- lightshift English
- lightship English
- lightskin English
- lightskirt English
- lightsome English
- lightspeed English
- lightstick English
- lightstrip English
- lightvessel English
- lightweight English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- limelight English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- matchlight English
- microlight English
- microwell English
- miniwell English
- mislight English
- moonlight English
- multilight English
- multiwell English
- nanowell English
- nightlight English
- nonlight English
- noonlight English
- outwell English
- overlight English
- overwell English
- owllight English
- penlight English
- pocketlight English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- prelight English
- quarterlight English
- relight English
- ringlight English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- sea-light English
- searchlight English
- sidelight English
- skylight English
- snowlight English
- spacelight English
- speedwell English
- spotlight English
- stairwell English
- starlight English
- stepwell English
- stoplight English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- sub-light English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- taillight English
- tealight English
- thermowell English
- thunderlight English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- transwell English
- tubelight English
- twilight English
- ultralight English
- unlight English
- unwell English
- uplight English
- upwell English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- waxlight English
- welfare English
- well English
- well-behaved English
- well-beloved English
- well-beseen English
- well-boat English
- well-built English
- well-deserved English
- well-established English
- well-lit English
- well-paid English
- well-set English
- well-thewed English
- well-thought-out English
- well-willing English
- wellbore English
- wellborn English
- welldigger English
- welldoer English
- welldoing English
- weller English
- welleth English
- wellfield English
- wellful English
- wellhead English
- wellhole English
- wellhouse English
- wellish English
- wellness English
- wellside English
- wellsite English
- wellspring English
- wellwater English
- welsome English
- windowlight English
- Licht German
- light French
- light Spanish, Castilian
- light Middle English
- wel Middle English
- bhuel Irish
- wel Welsh
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- laatɩ Farefare
- well
- light
- alight
- bewell
- unwell
- weller
- upwell
- outwell
- welleth
- uplight
- belight
- lightie
- wellish
- relight
- lighter
- unlight
- welsome
- inlight
- wellful
- enlight
- lighten
- inkwell
- lightly
- welfare
- nonlight
- sunlight
- overwell
- Hopewell
- wellside
- lighting
- handwell
- gaslight
- lightbox
- prelight
- miniwell
- stepwell
- lightman
- mislight
- toplight
- arclight
- warlight
- daylight
- penlight
- well-lit
- downwell
- light up
- lowlight
- lightish
- owllight
- welldoer
- wellness
- wellsite
- twilight
- wellhole
- Holywell
- footwell
- well-set
- wellbore
- farewell
- tealight
- lightray
- wellborn
- waxlight
- lightmap
- lightest
- nanowell
- borewell
- wellhead
- lighteth
- baitwell
- icelight
- skylight
- lightbar
- bedlight
- dawnlight
- limelight
- footlight
- lightness
- safelight
- headlight
- lightable
- overlight
- speedwell
- lightboat
- lightpath
- lightpost
- lightlike
- lightfast
- wellfield
- leadlight
- snowlight
- downlight
- droplight
- backlight
- lightroom
- lightwood
- multiwell
- deadlight
- portlight
- lightface
- lightless
- sub-light
- firelight
- ringlight
- spotlight
- transwell
- lamplight
- stoplight
- well-paid
- wellhouse
- glowlight
- lightmans
- lighthead
- lightship
- moonlight
- antilight
- sidelight
- microwell
- lightsome
- evenlight
- top light
- noonlight
- dusklight
- lightwork
- rushlight
- enlighten
- wellwater
- lovelight
- jacklight
- kilolight
- forelight
- booklight
- betalight
- starlight
- tubelight
- light out
- taillight
- stairwell
- light due
- full well
- lightskin
- well-boat
- looplight
- interwell
- welldoing
- sea-light
- floodlight
- flamelight
- lightshift
- catchlight
- light line
- lightplane
- ultralight
- superlight
- lightspeed
- lightstrip
- crosslight
- flashlight
- houselight
- hyperlight
- lightcurve
- lightproof
- lightshade
- lightstick
- lightskirt
- striplight
- lightscape
- lightfront
- light into
- porchlight
- multilight
- lighthouse
- welldigger
- lightsaber
- thermowell
- matchlight
- well-built
- nightlight
- wellspring
- lightfaced
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- lightboard
- microlight
- earthlight
- blacklight
- light bulb
- straylight
- guidelight
- torchlight
- watchlight
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- streetlight
- windowlight
- lightweight
- light-tight
- black light
- light organ
- candlelight
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- well-thewed
- lightworker
- lightvessel
- pocketlight
- lightmonger
- well-beseen
- searchlight
- light money
- light-footed
- light-minded
- well-behaved
- well-beloved
- lighthearted
- lightmapping
- light-struck
- light-headed
- thunderlight
- light-winged
- light-heeled
- quarterlight
- light-legged
- lanternlight
- well-willing
- light-bearing
- well-deserved
- feather-light
- light equation
- light-fingered
- light-spirited
- light spectrum
- light-horseman
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- light waterline
- well-established
- well-thought-out
- extragalactic background light