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alightment

noun

Etymology

From alight + -ment.

  1. inherited from ālīht
  2. inherited from alight
  3. inherited from *lewk-✻
  4. inherited from *inliuhtijaną✻ — “to enlighten, illumine”
  5. inherited from onlīhtan
  6. inherited from onlighten — “to cause (something) to shine; to clarify; (figuratively) to enlighten spiritually”
  7. inherited from *lewk-✻ — “to see; to shine; bright”
  8. inherited from ālīhtan
  9. inherited from alighten — “to kindle, light, set on fire; to begin burning; to become bright, shine; to arouse, rouse, stir; (figuratively) to enlighten spiritually, illuminate”
  10. suffixed as alightment — “alight + ment”

Definitions

  1. The act of alighting, or descending and settling.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA