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The word alight is in the Wiktionary

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— English words —
  • alight v. (Transitive, also figuratively, obsolete) To make less heavy; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve.
  • alight v. (Intransitive).
  • alight v. To cast light on (something); to illuminate, to light up.
  • alight v. To set light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to ignite, to light.
  • alight adj. Burning, lit, on fire.
  • alight adj. Often followed by with: shining with light; luminous, radiant; also, brightly coloured; vivid.
  • alight adj. (Figuratively) Aglow with activity or emotion.
  • alight adv. (Also figuratively) Chiefly in set alight: in flames, on fire; aflame.
— English words, defined in French —
  • alight v. Mettre le feu.
  • alight v. Descendre, s’abaisser.
  • alight v. (Intransitif) Descendre (d’un véhicule).
  • alight v. Atterrir, s’abattre.
  • alight v. Descendre, donner, sortir.
  • alight adj. En feu.
  • alight adj. Illuminé.
42 English words from 8 English definitions

activity aflame Aglow alight alleviate also brightly Burning cast cast␣light␣on Chiefly coloured emotion figuratively fire flames followed followed␣by heavy ignite illuminate in␣flames Intransitive less light lighten light␣up lit luminous make obsolete Often on␣fire radiant relieve set set␣alight shining something Transitive vivid with

2 English words from 7 foreign definitions

donner feu

10 foreign words from 7 foreign definitions

abaisser abattre Atterrir Descendre Illuminé Intransitif Mettre Mettre␣le␣feu sortir véhicule

12 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

alights alighted alighten alightens alightest alighteth alighting alightened alightings alightment alightening alightments

19 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

sealights sea-lights sea␣lights tealights tea-lights tea␣lights betalights Marfa␣lights ultralights gigalightyear megalightyear megalight-year gigalightyears megalightyears megalight-years ultra-light-rail ultra-light␣rail ultra␣light␣rail ultralightweight

19 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

sealight sea-light sea␣light tealight tea-light tea␣light betalight set␣alight give␣a␣light hold␣a␣light make␣a␣light Marfa␣light sets␣alight ultralight strike␣a␣light out␣like␣a␣light setting␣alight go␣out␣like␣a␣light set␣the␣world␣alight

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Ali ali- Alig IGH 'igh ight lig lig. light Light

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Gil GIL gila Gila THG

12 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

aflight alights almight alnight alright Althing goliath Goliath halting lathing Taglish thingal

14 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

aight a'ight Lahti laith lathi light Light Litha tahil tahli thagi thali Thali thial

11 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

aiight aligot anight aright a'right blight flight plight slight Slight X-light

4 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

aight a'ight light Light

4 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

aflight almight alnight alright


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