overlightn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvəˌlʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvərˌlaɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, light n.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + light n.¹ Compare earlier overlight v.

rare.

An excess of light. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > glare or dazzle

glarec1540

overlight1626

dazzlement1633

dazzle1651

fulgurance1652

glaringness1664

glaring1669

mizmaze1814

bray1929

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §871 We see that an Over-light maketh the Eyes dazzle.

1847 T. Medwin Life Shelley II. 302 Had full time been allowed for the over-light of his imagination to be tempered by the judgment.

1997 T. Morrison Paradise (1999) 176 Pallas, bred in the overlight of Los Angeles.., associated them [sc. candles] with movie evil.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

overlightadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈlʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈlaɪt/

Forms: see over- prefix and light adj.¹ and n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, light adj.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + light adj.¹ Compare Middle High German überlieht too bright.

Too light, excessively light; too insubstantial or frivolous; too easy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > too insubstantial

overlight?a1425

society > authority > lack of strictness > [adjective] > excessively

overlighta1538

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > frivolous or not serious > too frivolous

overlight1583

the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [adjective] > too light

light1493

overlight1707

underweight1899

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > friable

lightc1400

resolute?1440

mouldery1600

murly1600

murling1610

chessom1626

open1647

putrid1656

overlight1707

shattery1728

well-broke1796

?a1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. iv. met. iii. 33 O over-lyght [L. levem nimium] hand..O feble and light is the hand of Circes the enchaunteresse.

a1450 Rule St. Benet (Vesp.) (1902) 1064 Not to lagh with ouer-lyght cher.

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 82 Our law ys somewhat over lyght agayn the accusarys.

1583 G. Peele To Authour in T. Watson Passionate Cent. of Loue If grauer headdes shall count it ouerlight, To treate of Loue.

a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) vi. 331 Giving over-light credit to this report.

1661 Princess Cloria iii. 236 Yet that the world may not too much tax my credulity, upon over-light and improbable grounds, I must in the interim study some way for the more assuredness of the relation.

1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 126 Such Soils are over-light, and very apt to be..parch'd up.

1871 Manufacturer & Builder Jan. 22/2 By this operation all the over-light or damaged grains..will rise to the surface.

1908 Daily Chron. 21 Apr. 4/4 Now and then he was a trifle..over-light in his treatment of opponents.

1974 H. Johnson Wine (rev. ed.) 218 The ‘Spanish Burgundy’ of supermarkets probably contains a proportion [of wine from Alicante and Tarragona], very likely mixed with Valdepeñas; the latter is over-light, the former too sweet and too strong.

2000 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 4 Feb. 16 The Lupo is immense fun to drive, even if the overlight steering might at times leave you a little wary in the wet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overlightv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈlʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈlaɪt/

Forms: see over- prefix and light v.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, light v.²

Etymology: < over- prefix + light v.² Compare Middle Dutch overlichten to illuminate. Compare overlighted adj.The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the 19th cent.

†1. transitive. To outshine. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being better or superior > [verb (transitive)]

to go before ——OE

overlightlOE

preferc1395

precede1485

precess1529

to take the wall (of a person)?1562

outshine1605

to have the place1659

to take the road of1670

rank1841

lOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Bodl.) 3 (table of contents) ix Ða ongan se Wisdom eft secgan bispell be þære sunnan, hu heo oferliht ealle oþre steoran.

1821 E. Hovell-Thurlow Sonnets vii. 11 The Cuckoo now shall mock the nightingale..And the brief taper overlight the Morn.

2. transitive. Chiefly poetic. To shed light over; to shine over. Also in extended use.

ΚΠ

1850 T. T. Lynch Memorials Theophilus Trinal v. 94 Thy face beams through..like the sun..with beauty overlighting the rough wilderness.

1865 A. J. H. Duganne Utterances 31 O loyal star! whose steadfast rays O'erlight this wild war's angry maze.

a1904 T. Stickney Poems (1905) 26 Their heads of iron Sunken in sky whose azure overlights Ravine and edges.

1991 P. Heselton Elem. Earth Mysteries (BNC) 94 She found that she could tune in to the nature spirits and devas overlighting particular species and areas of landscape.

3. transitive. To illuminate too brightly. Also occasionally intransitive.

ΚΠ

1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches 184 Most churches are now either over-lighted or under-lighted.

1923 Geogr. Rev. 13 303 In the desert the noonday sun sheds too bright a light for the desert forms to be clearly visible. They are overlighted, and relief effects largely disappear.

1959 Shakespeare Q. 10 595 There was a tendency to over-light on the first night.

1997 Photo Answers Mar. 40/2 Most [amateur photographers] have a tendency to over-light the subject.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.1626

adj.?a1425

v.lOE

单词	overlight
释义	overlightn. Brit. /ˈəʊvəˌlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌlaɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, light n.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + light n.¹ Compare earlier overlight v. rare. An excess of light. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > glare or dazzle glarec1540 overlight1626 dazzlement1633 dazzle1651 fulgurance1652 glaringness1664 glaring1669 mizmaze1814 bray1929 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §871 We see that an Over-light maketh the Eyes dazzle. 1847 T. Medwin Life Shelley II. 302 Had full time been allowed for the over-light of his imagination to be tempered by the judgment. 1997 T. Morrison Paradise (1999) 176 Pallas, bred in the overlight of Los Angeles.., associated them [sc. candles] with movie evil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). overlightadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈlaɪt/ Forms: see over- prefix and light adj.¹ and n.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, light adj.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + light adj.¹ Compare Middle High German überlieht too bright. Too light, excessively light; too insubstantial or frivolous; too easy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > too insubstantial overlight?a1425 society > authority > lack of strictness > [adjective] > excessively overlighta1538 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > frivolous or not serious > too frivolous overlight1583 the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [adjective] > too light light1493 overlight1707 underweight1899 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > friable lightc1400 resolute?1440 mouldery1600 murly1600 murling1610 chessom1626 open1647 putrid1656 overlight1707 shattery1728 well-broke1796 ?a1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. iv. met. iii. 33 O over-lyght [L. levem nimium] hand..O feble and light is the hand of Circes the enchaunteresse. a1450 Rule St. Benet (Vesp.) (1902) 1064 Not to lagh with ouer-lyght cher. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 82 Our law ys somewhat over lyght agayn the accusarys. 1583 G. Peele To Authour in T. Watson Passionate Cent. of Loue If grauer headdes shall count it ouerlight, To treate of Loue. a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) vi. 331 Giving over-light credit to this report. 1661 Princess Cloria iii. 236 Yet that the world may not too much tax my credulity, upon over-light and improbable grounds, I must in the interim study some way for the more assuredness of the relation. 1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 126 Such Soils are over-light, and very apt to be..parch'd up. 1871 Manufacturer & Builder Jan. 22/2 By this operation all the over-light or damaged grains..will rise to the surface. 1908 Daily Chron. 21 Apr. 4/4 Now and then he was a trifle..over-light in his treatment of opponents. 1974 H. Johnson Wine (rev. ed.) 218 The ‘Spanish Burgundy’ of supermarkets probably contains a proportion [of wine from Alicante and Tarragona], very likely mixed with Valdepeñas; the latter is over-light, the former too sweet and too strong. 2000 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 4 Feb. 16 The Lupo is immense fun to drive, even if the overlight steering might at times leave you a little wary in the wet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overlightv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈlaɪt/ Forms: see over- prefix and light v.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, light v.² Etymology: < over- prefix + light v.² Compare Middle Dutch overlichten to illuminate. Compare overlighted adj.The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the 19th cent. †1. transitive. To outshine. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being better or superior > [verb (transitive)] to go before ——OE overlightlOE preferc1395 precede1485 precess1529 to take the wall (of a person)?1562 outshine1605 to have the place1659 to take the road of1670 rank1841 lOE King Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Bodl.) 3 (table of contents) ix Ða ongan se Wisdom eft secgan bispell be þære sunnan, hu heo oferliht ealle oþre steoran. 1821 E. Hovell-Thurlow Sonnets vii. 11 The Cuckoo now shall mock the nightingale..And the brief taper overlight the Morn. 2. transitive. Chiefly poetic. To shed light over; to shine over. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1850 T. T. Lynch Memorials Theophilus Trinal v. 94 Thy face beams through..like the sun..with beauty overlighting the rough wilderness. 1865 A. J. H. Duganne Utterances 31 O loyal star! whose steadfast rays O'erlight this wild war's angry maze. a1904 T. Stickney Poems (1905) 26 Their heads of iron Sunken in sky whose azure overlights Ravine and edges. 1991 P. Heselton Elem. Earth Mysteries (BNC) 94 She found that she could tune in to the nature spirits and devas overlighting particular species and areas of landscape. 3. transitive. To illuminate too brightly. Also occasionally intransitive. ΚΠ 1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches 184 Most churches are now either over-lighted or under-lighted. 1923 Geogr. Rev. 13 303 In the desert the noonday sun sheds too bright a light for the desert forms to be clearly visible. They are overlighted, and relief effects largely disappear. 1959 Shakespeare Q. 10 595 There was a tendency to over-light on the first night. 1997 Photo Answers Mar. 40/2 Most [amateur photographers] have a tendency to over-light the subject. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1626adj.?a1425v.lOE
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