lighting
Americannoun
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lightings
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the act of igniting or illuminating.
the lighting of many candles; the annual lighting of the Christmas tree.
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the arrangement of lights to achieve particular effects.
to work out the lighting for one's living room.
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an effect achieved by the arrangement of lights.
Several critics praised the lighting of the play.
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the science, theory, or method of achieving particular effects by the use of lights.
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the way light falls upon a face, object, etc., especially in a picture.
noun
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the act or quality of illumination or ignition
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the apparatus for supplying artificial light effects to a stage, film, or television set
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the distribution of light on an object or figure, as in painting, photography, etc
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Origin of lighting
First recorded before 1000; Middle English lightinge, Old English līhting; equivalent to light 1 + -ing 1
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Oakley favors natural lighting and minimal makeup, lacing the film with shots of critters and insects going about their business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The lighting is gauzy and romantic, like the Instagram filter I use to blur out my eye bags, and Marianne’s hair, long and tangled, cascades behind her, her radiant skin nearly glowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
"You notice the work done on textures and lighting" that really "elevates the original material", he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The transformation included “painting and repairing of floors and all stonework,” as well as the addition of “new lighting and staging.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
She had come flying from the top of a yellow train car, the waning sun lighting her up like a stained-glass window.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
In recent weeks, the 63-year-old leftist has been dancing on stage at rallies, calmly strolling trade expos and attending Christmas tree lightings hand-in-hand with his wife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
The organization emailed its millions of followers on Sunday, urging them to redouble their planned menorah lightings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2025
You might also like: Other Hanukkah celebrations include nightly lightings of menorahs at Union Market and the Wharf through Dec. 6, and a First Night of Hanukkah party at Metrobar in Edgewood on Nov. 28.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2021
Menorah lightings grew in prominence during the Clinton years.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2020
Do they much care for public rejoicings, lightings up, ringing of bells, firing of cannons, &c.?
From The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 by Charles Lamb
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