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levin

levin

9.9
A sudden bright flash of light in the sky during a storm
  • noun
  • Archaic
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  • A sudden flash of levin illuminated the night sky.

Examples

  • A sudden levin struck the forest!

  • In ancient tales, gods would hurl levin to punish mortals.

  • The poet described the storm's levin as a fiery serpent in the clouds.

  • What a spectacular levin that was!

  • A sudden flash of levin illuminated the night sky.

  • In ancient tales, gods would hurl levin to punish mortals.

  • The poet described the storm's levin as a fiery serpent in the clouds.

Synonyms

lightning
vslevin
512 1.0

A sudden bright flash in the sky during a storm caused by electricity

is the older literary word rather than the regular modern name
bolt
vslevin
40 1.7

A sudden bright flash of lightning in the sky

is an old literary word meaning the same natural sky flash
14 3.2

A sudden flash of electricity from the sky that hits something or a sudden strong idea

is an older literary term for a sky flash rather than a technical event
9 2.1

A sudden bright flash in the sky during a storm that often comes before thunder

is an older literary label rather than the everyday name
thunderbolt
vslevin
6 3.5

A flash of lightning followed by a loud crash of thunder

is an older literary term for the same sky flash without the crash focus
éclair
vslevin
  • Archaic
9.9

A sudden bright flash of light in the sky

is an older literary word not commonly used in modern speech

Surface Forms

levin singular
levins plural

Etymology

Levin is an old poetic word for 'lightning' used in earlier English. Think of levin as a sudden bright flash or fiery bolt in the sky, and that image explains why the word means 'lightning'.