nightlight
English
noun
Definitions
- a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight
- light that shines at night such as moonlight, starlight, etc.
Etymology
Compound from English night (noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense) + 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).
Origin
English
light
Gloss
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
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas light English
- Cracker Night English
- Spooklight English
- alight English
- all-night English
- alnight English
- anight English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- backlight English
- barnight English
- bedlight English
- belight English
- benight English
- betalight English
- birthnight English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- booklight English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- crosslight English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- deadlight English
- downlight English
- droplight English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- earthlight English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- evenlight English
- evennight English
- extragalactic background light English
- feather-light English
- firelight English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- floodlight English
- footlight English
- forelight English
- forenight English
- fortnight English
- gaslight English
- glowlight English
- goodnight English
- guidelight English
- headlight English
- holinight English
- houselight English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inlight English
- internight English
- intranight 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
- lightwell English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- limelight English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- matchlight English
- microlight English
- midnight English
- mislight English
- moonlight English
- multilight English
- multinight English
- night English
- night fear English
- night watch English
- night-bright English
- night-fear English
- night-rail English
- nightbreak English
- nightcap English
- nightclothes English
- nightclub English
- nightcore English
- nightcrawler English
- nightdream English
- nightdreaming English
- nightdress English
- nighted English
- nighten English
- nighter English
- nightery English
- nightfall English
- nightfaring English
- nightfear English
- nightfire English
- nightfright English
- nightful English
- nightgear English
- nightglow English
- nightgown English
- nightguard English
- nighthawk English
- nightie English
- nightingale English
- nightish English
- nightlamp English
- nightless English
- nightlife English
- nightlike English
- nightline English
- nightlong English
- nightly English
- nightman English
- nightmarcher English
- nightmare English
- nightpiece English
- nightrider English
- nightrobe English
- nights English
- nightscape English
- nightscope English
- nightshade English
- nightshining English
- nightshirt English
- nightside English
- nightspot English
- nightstand English
- nightstick English
- nightstool English
- nightsuit English
- nighttide English
- nighttime English
- nightwalker English
- nightwandering English
- nightward English
- nightwards English
- nightwatch English
- nightwatchman English
- nightwear English
- nightwork English
- nighty English
- nonlight English
- noonlight English
- outnight English
- overlight English
- overnight English
- owllight English
- paynight 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
- spotlight English
- starlight English
- stoplight English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- sub-light English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- taillight English
- tealight English
- thunderlight English
- to-night English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- tubelight English
- twilight English
- ultralight English
- unlight English
- uplight English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- watchnight English
- waxlight English
- weeknight English
- windowlight English
- worknight English
- yesternight English
- Licht German
- night Italian
- light French
- light Spanish, Castilian
- night Portuguese
- ナイト Japanese
- light Middle English
- nighte Middle English
- 나이트 Korean
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- nait Tok Pisin
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- naet Pijin
- laatɩ Farefare
- light
- night
- alight
- nights
- nighty
- anight
- nighted
- benight
- nighter
- uplight
- belight
- lightie
- relight
- nightly
- lighter
- nighten
- unlight
- inlight
- nightie
- enlight
- lighten
- lightly
- alnight
- nonlight
- sunlight
- to-night
- lighting
- gaslight
- lightbox
- prelight
- barnight
- lightman
- mislight
- toplight
- midnight
- nightcap
- arclight
- warlight
- daylight
- penlight
- nightful
- light up
- lowlight
- lightish
- nightman
- owllight
- twilight
- tealight
- lightray
- waxlight
- nightish
- lightmap
- lightest
- outnight
- lighteth
- icelight
- paynight
- nightery
- bedlight
- skylight
- lightbar
- limelight
- dawnlight
- holinight
- footlight
- lightness
- all-night
- headlight
- safelight
- lightable
- overlight
- nightlong
- weeknight
- nightgear
- goodnight
- lightboat
- lightpath
- lightlike
- nighttide
- lightpost
- nightrobe
- nightglow
- nightless
- lightfast
- leadlight
- snowlight
- downlight
- droplight
- nightfire
- backlight
- lightroom
- nightlike
- lightwood
- deadlight
- nightlife
- portlight
- nighttime
- lightface
- lightwell
- nightwork
- lightless
- sub-light
- firelight
- ringlight
- spotlight
- nightspot
- nightfall
- lamplight
- nighthawk
- nightmare
- stoplight
- glowlight
- lightmans
- nightline
- lighthead
- worknight
- lightship
- moonlight
- antilight
- sidelight
- lightsome
- evenlight
- top light
- noonlight
- dusklight
- lightwork
- nightclub
- rushlight
- enlighten
- evennight
- lovelight
- jacklight
- kilolight
- forelight
- booklight
- betalight
- starlight
- nightlamp
- tubelight
- light out
- overnight
- nightwear
- nightcore
- taillight
- nightfear
- fortnight
- light due
- nightsuit
- forenight
- lightskin
- looplight
- nightside
- sea-light
- nightward
- nightgown
- floodlight
- birthnight
- flamelight
- lightshift
- nightguard
- catchlight
- light line
- nightbreak
- night fear
- intranight
- lightplane
- ultralight
- multinight
- nightpiece
- night-fear
- nightscape
- superlight
- nightdress
- lightspeed
- lightstrip
- watchnight
- crosslight
- flashlight
- houselight
- lightcurve
- hyperlight
- lightproof
- lightshade
- lightstick
- nightwards
- striplight
- lightskirt
- internight
- lightscape
- lightfront
- light into
- nightdream
- porchlight
- nightrider
- multilight
- lighthouse
- nightstool
- nightstand
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- lightfaced
- nightshade
- nightshirt
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- nightscope
- lightboard
- microlight
- earthlight
- blacklight
- nightwatch
- light bulb
- nightstick
- straylight
- night-rail
- guidelight
- torchlight
- watchlight
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- nightwalker
- nightfright
- streetlight
- night watch
- nightingale
- windowlight
- lightweight
- light-tight
- light organ
- candlelight
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- lightworker
- nightfaring
- lightvessel
- pocketlight
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- yesternight
- light money
- black light
- light-footed
- night-bright
- light-minded
- nightmarcher
- lighthearted
- lightmapping
- light-struck
- light-headed
- thunderlight
- light-winged
- nightcrawler
- light-heeled
- nightshining
- quarterlight
- light-legged
- nightclothes
- lanternlight
- light-bearing
- nightdreaming
- feather-light
- nightwatchman
- Cracker Night
- light equation
- light-fingered
- light-spirited
- light spectrum
- light-horseman
- nightwandering
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- light waterline
- extragalactic background light