lighting

[ lahy-ting ]

noun

1. the act of igniting or illuminating:

   the lighting of many candles; the annual lighting of the Christmas tree.

2. the arrangement of lights light lights to achieve particular effects:

   to work out the lighting for one's living room.

3. an effect achieved by the arrangement of lights: light: lights:

   Several critics praised the lighting of the play.

4. the science, theory, or method of achieving particular effects by the use of lights. light. lights.
5. the way light lights falls upon a face, object, etc., especially in a picture.

lighting

/ ˈlaɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or quality of illumination or ignition
2. the apparatus for supplying artificial light effects to a stage, film, or television set
3. the distribution of light on an object or figure, as in painting, photography, etc

Other Words From

• self-lighting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lighting¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English lightinge, Old English līhting; equivalent to light ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

While “Wicked” doesn’t need to be the same technicolor utopia as “The Wizard of Oz,” the movie often leaves its characters drowned out by perplexing lighting design.

From Salon

Swansea council electrician Thomas Mainwaring said the local authority’s homes were fitted with hard-wired smoke alarms and were connected to a lighting circuit.

From BBC

But if there’s a little bit more ambient lighting, colors look washed out, or low in chroma.

From Salon

About halfway through the show, the stage lighting emulated a starry night sky as a tribute to the Latin music pioneers who have passed.

From Los Angeles Times

Officers assigned to the holiday lighting event helped track down and arrest the suspect in the 200 block of South Beverly Drive, according to police.

From Los Angeles Times