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1alight

verb \ə-ˈlīt\

of insects, birds, etc. : to stop on a surface after flying

: to step down from a boat, vehicle, etc.

alight·ed also alit\ə-ˈlit\alight·ing

Full Definition of ALIGHT

intransitive verb
1
:  to come down from something (as a vehicle): as
a :  dismount
b :  deplane
2
:  to descend from or as if from the air and come to rest :  land, settle
3
archaic :  to come by chance
alight·ment noun
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Origin of ALIGHT

Middle English, from Old English ālīhtan, from ā- (perfective prefix) + līhtan to alight — more at abide, light
First Known Use: before 12th century

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Rhymes with ALIGHT

affright, air right, airtight, albite, Albright, all right, all-night, a mite, aright, backbite, backlight, bauxite, bedight, birthright, black light, bleed white, bobwhite, bombsight, box kite, calcite, campsite, catfight, cockfight, contrite, cordite, Cushite, daylight, deadlight, delight, dendrite, despite, dogfight, downlight, downright, droplight, dust mite, earthlight, excite, eyebright, eyesight, fanlight, felsite, ferrite, finite, fire blight, firefight, firelight, first night, fistfight, flashlight, fleabite, floodlight, foresight, forthright, fortnight, freewrite, frostbite, Gadite, gall mite, gaslight, gastight, ghostwrite, goethite, graphite, green light, gummite, gunfight, half-light, halite, Hamite, handwrite, headlight, highlight, hindsight, Hittite, homesite, hoplite, Hussite, ignite, illite, infight, in-flight, incite, indict, indite, insight, in sight, invite, jacklight, jadeite, key light, lamplight, late blight, leucite, Levite, lighttight, lignite, limelight, lintwhite, lowlight, Lucite, Luddite, lyddite, marmite, Melchite, Memphite, midnight, millwright, moonlight, New Right, night-light, nitrite, off-site, off-white, on sight, on-site, outright, outsight, partite, peep sight, penlight, perlite, playwright, polite, preflight, prizefight, pyrite, quartzite, ratite, recite, red light, red-light, requite, respite, rewrite, rushlight, rust mite, safelight, samite, searchlight, Semite, Servite, Shemite, Shiite, shipwright, sidelight, sit tight, skintight, skylight, skywrite, slant height, smectite, snakebite, snow-white, sound bite, spaceflight, spotlight, stage fright, starlight, sternite, sticktight, stoplight, streetlight, stylite, sulfite, sunlight, Sunnite, taillight, termite, thermite, tonight, torchlight, trothplight, Twelfth Night, twilight, twi-night, typewrite, unite, unsight, upright, uptight, wainwright, watch night, wax light, Web site, weeknight, wheelwright, white flight, white knight, x-height, zinc white

2alight

adjective

: full of light : lighted up

: on fire

Full Definition of ALIGHT

1
chiefly British :  being on fire
2
:  lighted up

First Known Use of ALIGHT

15th century
ALIGHT Defined for Kids

1alight

verb \ə-ˈlīt\
alight·edalight·ing

Definition of ALIGHT for Kids

1
:  to get down :  dismount <The riders alighted from their horses.>
2
:  to come down from the air and settle <Butterflies alighted on the flowers.>

2alight

adjective

Definition of ALIGHT for Kids

:  full of light :  lighted up <The sky was alight with stars.> <His face was alight with excitement.>

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