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lamplight

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈlæmplaɪt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The light emitted by a lamp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • We sat around reading by lamplight all night.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

light from a lamp

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: light, visible light, visible radiation

History

Etymology

From Middle English lampe lyght, laumpe-lyth, lombe-lyȝt, equivalent to lamp + light. Compare West Frisian lampeljocht (“lamplight”), Dutch lamplicht (“lamplight”), German Lampenlicht (“lamplight”), Danish lampelys (“lamplight”), Swedish lampljus (“lamplight”), Icelandic lampaljós (“lamplight”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изкуствено осветление (izkustveno osvetlenie) — the light emitted by a lamp
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燈光 /灯光 (dēngguāng) — the light emitted by a lamp
  • Finnish: lampunvalo — the light emitted by a lamp
  • Hungarian: lámpafény — the light emitted by a lamp
  • Hungarian: lámpavilág — the light emitted by a lamp
  • Irish: solas lampa — the light emitted by a lamp
  • Russian: свет ла́мпы (svet lámpy) — the light emitted by a lamp