lightfuladj.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪtf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪtf(ə)l/

Forms: see light n.¹ and -ful suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: light n.¹, -ful suffix.

Etymology: < light n.¹ + -ful suffix.

Now somewhat rare.

Full of light; luminous, bright. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > [adjective]

lighteOE

lightfulc1384

lightyc1384

unshadowed1593

unshaded1638

darkless1641

undimmed1723

shadowlessc1810

undimc1838

unbedimmed1840

undark1876

undarkened1889

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Luke xi. 34 Al thi body schal be liȝtful [L. lucidum].

a1450 York Plays (1885) 118 (MED) A sterne shulde schyne and signifie, With lightfull lemes like any day.

c1475 in Mediaeval Stud. (1973) 35 66 Adiuro vos filie Ierusalem This infans femynal gyf ye may fynde Amore langueo that lightful lucem.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. iii. 40 Mortall sight, Too weake to see the lightfull Iove that ruleth all with right.

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 117 The Light-full Arke, Gods sacred Cabinet.

1650 Earl of Monmouth tr. J. F. Senault Man become Guilty 348 Chrystall becomes lightfull without softning it's hardnesse.

1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 526 What in the Body of the Lord can be more lightful than those five Wounds?

1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke xviii. 164 The hall within was lightful and airy.

1989 P. Anderson Boat of Million Years (1990) xvi. 333 That mass stood darkling athwart stars dimmed by lamps and lightful panes.

Derivatives

ˈlightfulness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > brightness

shinessc950

brightOE

gleamOE

lightnessOE

brightnessOE

brightheadc1300

glimc1400

lightsomeness1440

shinea1529

brightsomeness1548

lustrec1550

claritude1575

lightfulnessa1586

explendency1642

lucidness1648

lucidity1656

luculency1656

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. x. sig. Oo3^v No more then the Sunne wants waxe to be the fewell of his glorious lightfulnesse.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. vi. 81 He calleth him the Firstbeginner, Lightfulnesse, or altogether light.

1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 325 Watery lightfulness of ghostly eyes.

a1990 B. Coffey Poems & Versions (1991) 104 Vanish light lightfulness in staled air.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	lightful
释义	lightfuladj. Brit. /ˈlʌɪtf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈlaɪtf(ə)l/ Forms: see light n.¹ and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: light n.¹, -ful suffix. Etymology: < light n.¹ + -ful suffix. Now somewhat rare. Full of light; luminous, bright. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > [adjective] lighteOE lightfulc1384 lightyc1384 unshadowed1593 unshaded1638 darkless1641 undimmed1723 shadowlessc1810 undimc1838 unbedimmed1840 undark1876 undarkened1889 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Luke xi. 34 Al thi body schal be liȝtful [L. lucidum]. a1450 York Plays (1885) 118 (MED) A sterne shulde schyne and signifie, With lightfull lemes like any day. c1475 in Mediaeval Stud. (1973) 35 66 Adiuro vos filie Ierusalem This infans femynal gyf ye may fynde Amore langueo that lightful lucem. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. iii. 40 Mortall sight, Too weake to see the lightfull Iove that ruleth all with right. 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 117 The Light-full Arke, Gods sacred Cabinet. 1650 Earl of Monmouth tr. J. F. Senault Man become Guilty 348 Chrystall becomes lightfull without softning it's hardnesse. 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 526 What in the Body of the Lord can be more lightful than those five Wounds? 1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke xviii. 164 The hall within was lightful and airy. 1989 P. Anderson Boat of Million Years (1990) xvi. 333 That mass stood darkling athwart stars dimmed by lamps and lightful panes. Derivatives ˈlightfulness n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > brightness shinessc950 brightOE gleamOE lightnessOE brightnessOE brightheadc1300 glimc1400 lightsomeness1440 shinea1529 brightsomeness1548 lustrec1550 claritude1575 lightfulnessa1586 explendency1642 lucidness1648 lucidity1656 luculency1656 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. x. sig. Oo3^v No more then the Sunne wants waxe to be the fewell of his glorious lightfulnesse. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. vi. 81 He calleth him the Firstbeginner, Lightfulnesse, or altogether light. 1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 325 Watery lightfulness of ghostly eyes. a1990 B. Coffey Poems & Versions (1991) 104 Vanish light lightfulness in staled air. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.c1384
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