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alight definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb alight Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb alight Entailment of verb alight Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb alight 2 senses of alight Sense 1 alight, light, perch => land, set down Sense 2 alight, climb down => descend, fall, go down come down Familiarity of verb alight alight used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb alight Sense 1 alight, light, perch => land, set down -------------- Sense 2 alight, climb down => descend, fall, go down come down -------------- Overview of verb alight The verb alight has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) alight, light, perch -- (to come to rest, settle: "Misfortune lighted upon him.") 2. alight, climb down -- (come down as of a bird) Overview of adj alight The adj alight has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, alight, blazing, burning, flaming, on fire -- (lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire") Antonyms of adj alight 1 sense of alight Sense 1 ablaze(prenominal), afire(prenominal), aflame(prenominal), aflare(prenominal), alight(prenominal), blazing, burning, flaming, on fire(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA lighted) -> unlighted, unlit Similarity of adj alight 1 sense of alight Sense 1 ablaze(prenominal), afire(prenominal), aflame(prenominal), aflare(prenominal), alight(prenominal), blazing, burning, flaming, on fire(prenominal) => lighted (vs. unlighted), lit Attributes of adj alight Familiarity of adj alight alight used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj alight alight Overview of verb alight The verb alight has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) alight, light, perch -- (to come to rest, settle: "Misfortune lighted upon him.") 2. alight, climb down -- (come down as of a bird) Overview of adj alight The adj alight has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, alight, blazing, burning, flaming, on fire -- (lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire")
alight definition
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