unlight

Meanings

Verb

• To extinguish, turn off, or dim the light from
• To alight; dismount

Noun

• The absence of light; darkness.

Adjective

• Not light.

Origin

• From un- + light or, in the case of the verb, perhaps from Middle English *unlighten (suggested by past participle unlight, unlyght, unliȝt), equivalent to un- + light.
• From Middle English unlight, unlyght, unliȝt, equivalent to un- + light.