Definition of Alight

1. Adjective. Lighted up by or as by fire or flame. "Houses on fire"

Exact synonyms: Ablaze, Afire, Aflame, Aflare, On Fire
Similar to: Lighted, Lit

2. Verb. To come to rest, settle. "Misfortune lighted upon him"
Exact synonyms: Light, Perch
Generic synonyms: Land, Set Down

3. Verb. Come down. "The birds alighted"
Exact synonyms: Climb Down
Generic synonyms: Come Down, Descend, Fall, Go Down

Definition of Alight

1. v. i. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.

2. a. Lighted; lighted up; in a flame.

Definition of Alight

1. Verb. (transitive) To make light or less heavy; lighten; alleviate. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive with (term from)) To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive with (term on)) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To come or chance (upon). ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To light; light up; illuminate. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To set light to; light. ¹

7. Adjective. Lit; on fire, switched on. ¹

8. Adjective. (figuratively) Lit; on fire, burning. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Alight

1. to come down from something [v ALIGHTED or ALIT, ALIGHTING, ALIGHTS]

Medical Definition of Alight

1. 1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. 2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof. 3. To come or chance (upon). Origin: OE. Alihten, fr. AS. Alihtan; pref. A- (cf. Goth. Us-, G. Er-, orig. Meaning out) + lihtan, to alight, orig. To render light, to remove a burden from, fr. Liht, leoht, light. See Light. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alight

alienness
aliennesses
alienor
alienors
aliens
aliethmoidal
aliettite
alif
alife
aliferous
aliform
alifs
aligarta
aligartas
aligerous
alight (current term)
alight(p)
alighted
alighting
alightment
alightments
alights
align
alignable
aligned
aligner
aligners
aligning
alignment
alignment chart

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