Standard Lemma guide

lighting

noun · verb · 8 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
  • General-American: /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
  • General-American: [-ɾɪŋ]
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪtɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: L AY1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: illumination, light source, light

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of activating such equipment, or of igniting a flame etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The process of annealing metals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, dated, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of light

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the act of setting something on fire

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ignition, firing, kindling, inflammation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: burning, combustion

6

noun

Meaning 6

the craft of providing artificial light

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an interior decorator must understand lighting

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: interior decoration, interior design

7

noun

Meaning 7

apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: apparatus, setup

Narrower terms: backlighting

8

noun

Meaning 8

having abundant light or illumination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they played as long as it was light
  • as long as the lighting was good

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: light

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: illumination

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old English lēoht Middle English light English light English -ing English lighting From light + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

100 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: beligting — equipment, illumination
  • Albanian: ndriçim — equipment, illumination
  • Arabic: إِضَاءَة (ʔiḍāʔa) — equipment, illumination
  • Armenian: լուսավորություն (lusavorutʻyun) — equipment, illumination
  • Azerbaijani: işıqlandırma — equipment, illumination
  • Azerbaijani: işıqlandırılma — equipment, illumination
  • Belarusian: асвятле́нне (asvjatljénnje) — equipment, illumination
  • Belarusian: асьвятле́ньне (asʹvjatljénʹnje) — equipment, illumination
  • Belarusian: ілюміна́цыя (iljuminácyja) — equipment, illumination
  • Bulgarian: осветле́ние (osvetlénie) — equipment, illumination
  • Catalan: enllumenat — equipment, illumination
  • Chinese Cantonese: 照明 (ziu3 ming4) — equipment, illumination
  • Chinese Mandarin: 照明 (zhàomíng) — equipment, illumination
  • Czech: osvětlení — equipment, illumination
  • Danish: belysning — equipment, illumination
  • Dutch: verlichting — equipment, illumination
  • Esperanto: lumigo — equipment, illumination
  • Estonian: algustus — equipment, illumination
  • Finnish: valot — equipment, illumination
  • Finnish: valaistus — equipment, illumination
  • French: éclairage — equipment, illumination
  • French: illumination — equipment, illumination
  • Georgian: განათება (ganateba) — equipment, illumination
  • German: Beleuchtung — equipment, illumination
  • Greek: φωτιστικό (fotistikó) — equipment, illumination
  • Hebrew: תְּאוּרָה (t'urá) — equipment, illumination
  • Hindi: प्रदीप्ति (pradīpti) — equipment, illumination
  • Hungarian: világítás — equipment, illumination
  • Hungarian: megvilágítás — equipment, illumination
  • Hungarian: kivilágítás — equipment, illumination
  • Icelandic: lýsing — equipment, illumination
  • Indonesian: penerangan — equipment, illumination
  • Indonesian: iluminasi — equipment, illumination
  • Indonesian: pencahayaan — equipment, illumination
  • Indonesian: penyinaran — equipment, illumination
  • Irish: soilsiú — equipment, illumination
  • Italian: illuminazione — equipment, illumination
  • Japanese: 照明 (shōmei) — equipment, illumination
  • Kazakh: жарықтандыру (jaryqtandyru) — equipment, illumination
  • Kazakh: жарық (jaryq) — equipment, illumination
  • Korean: 조명 (jomyeong) — equipment, illumination
  • Kyrgyz: жарык (jarık) — equipment, illumination
  • Latvian: apgaismojums — equipment, illumination
  • Lithuanian: apšvietimas — equipment, illumination
  • Macedonian: осветлување (osvetluvanje) — equipment, illumination
  • Macedonian: осветлење (osvetlenje) — equipment, illumination
  • Malay: pencahayaan — equipment, illumination
  • Norwegian Bokmål: belysning — equipment, illumination
  • Iranian Persian: نورْپَرْدازی (nurpardâzi) — equipment, illumination
  • Polish: oświetlenie — equipment, illumination
  • Polish: iluminacja — equipment, illumination
  • Portuguese: iluminação — equipment, illumination
  • Romanian: iluminație — equipment, illumination
  • Romanian: iluminare — equipment, illumination
  • Russian: освеще́ние (osveščénije) — equipment, illumination
  • Russian: иллюмина́ция (illjuminácija) — equipment, illumination
  • Russian: освети́тельные прибо́ры (osvetítelʹnyje pribóry) — equipment, illumination
  • Russian: свет (svet) — equipment, illumination
  • Serbo-Croatian: ра̑света — equipment, illumination
  • Serbo-Croatian: ра̑свјета — equipment, illumination
  • Serbo-Croatian: осветље́ње — equipment, illumination
  • Serbo-Croatian: освјетље́ње — equipment, illumination
  • Serbo-Croatian: rȃsveta — equipment, illumination
  • Serbo-Croatian: rȃsvjeta — equipment, illumination
  • Serbo-Croatian: osvetljénje — equipment, illumination
  • Serbo-Croatian: osvjetljénje — equipment, illumination
  • Slovak: osvetlenie — equipment, illumination
  • Slovak: iluminácia — equipment, illumination
  • Slovene: svetloba — equipment, illumination
  • Slovene: osvetlitev — equipment, illumination
  • Spanish: iluminación — equipment, illumination
  • Spanish: alumbrado — equipment, illumination
  • Swedish: belysning — equipment, illumination
  • Tagalog: pagsusuga — equipment, illumination
  • Tajik: чароғ (čaroġ) — equipment, illumination
  • Thai: ประภาส (bprà-pâat) — equipment, illumination
  • Turkish: aydınlatma — equipment, illumination
  • Turkish: ışıklandırma — equipment, illumination
  • Ukrainian: осві́тлення (osvítlennja) — equipment, illumination
  • Ukrainian: ілюміна́ція (iljuminácija) — equipment, illumination
  • Uzbek: yorugʻ — equipment, illumination
  • Vietnamese: ánh sáng — equipment, illumination
  • Belarusian: запа́льванне (zapálʹvannje) — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Belarusian: запа́льваньне (zapálʹvanʹnje) — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Bulgarian: запа́лване (zapálvane) — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Chinese Mandarin: 照明 (zhàomíng) — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Finnish: sytyttäminen — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Finnish: valaistus — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • German: Anzünden — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Hungarian: meggyújtás — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Irish: soilsiú — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tenning — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tenning — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Russian: зажига́ние (zažigánije) — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Russian: запа́ливание (zapálivanije) — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Spanish: alumbramiento — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Spanish: iluminación — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Swedish: tändning — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Telugu: వెలిగించుట (veligiñcuṭa) — activating lights or igniting a flame
  • Ukrainian: запа́лювання (zapáljuvannja) — activating lights or igniting a flame
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