lamplit
7.9
A place that has light from a lamp
- adjective
- /ˈlæmˌplɪt/
:
iluminado por lámparas
- As the sun set, they strolled hand in hand through the lamplit alleyways of the old city.
Examples
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On the evening of Saturday, December 6, Roosevelt, who had excused himself from a large dinner party, and his aide Harry Hopkins read an intercept in his lamplit White House study as the naval lieutenant who had delivered it watched.
Academic text (1991) -
The cozy room was filled with the soft glow of lamplit corners, creating a warm atmosphere for reading.
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She enjoyed the quiet evening, sitting in her lamplit garden with a cup of tea.
Synonyms
lighted
vslamplit
1.4
Made bright by lamps or electric bulbs
is used when light comes from a small portable artificial light source
illuminated
vslamplit
4.2
Lit up by electric lights so it can be seen at night
is narrower meaning light from a small portable artificial light source
lit
vslamplit
1.0
Having enough light to see easily
is specific to light from a small portable artificial source not any light
Antonyms
How Lit
Surface Forms
lamplit positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word lamplit is simply lamp + lit, giving the clear image of something 'lighted by a lamp'. So a lamplit path or room is one that is softly bright under a lamp's light.