lamplight
The light emitted by a lampThe light emitted by a lamp.
» The lamplight outside the door lit her face from one side.
Die Lampe vor der Tür beleuchtete ihr Gesicht von der Seite.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The light emitted by a lamp.
We sat around reading by lamplight all night.
свет ла́мпыsvet lámpy
light from a lamp
Examples
2 sentencesThe lamplight outside the door lit her face from one side.
deDie Lampe vor der Tür beleuchtete ihr Gesicht von der Seite.
The lamplight flickered one last time, and then it was pitch-dark.
deDas Licht der Lampe flackerte ein letztes Mal, und dann war es stockfinster.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English lampe lyght, laumpe-lyth, lombe-lyȝt, equivalent to lamp + light. CompFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: lamplights| Singular | lamplight |
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable