well-lightedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈlʌɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈlaɪdᵻd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and lighted adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., lighted adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + lighted adj. Compare later well-lit adj.

1. Of a room, area, etc.: fully or adequately illuminated; provided with ample or sufficient lighting; = well-lit adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > illumination > [adjective] > illuminated or lit up > well

lightOE

light?a1200

well-lighted1596

well-lit1798

bright-lit1921

1596 R. Agas Preparative to Platting Landes & Tenem. 5 Framed in a well lighted house.

1700 T. Brown et al. tr. P. Scarron Comical Romance ii. iii. 154 in tr. P. Scarron Whole Comical Wks. The Assembly was very fine; the Room well lighted; the Stage convenient, and the Scenes adapted to the Subject.

1780 G. Chandler Treat. Dis. Eye i. 12 Dionysus the tyrant of Sicily, used to bring forth his captives from the dark dungeon in which they were confined, into a white well lighted room.

1806 H. Reeve Jrnl. 22 Feb. in Resid. at Vienna & Berlin (1877) 152 The theatre is very handsome, well lighted, and smart.

1867 H. Latham Black & White 84 Each family occupies a separate corridor, high, well-lighted.

1930 Times 16 Oct. 10/4 Driving in well-lighted thoroughfares with the headlights on.

1979 Pop. Sci. May 93/1 It produced a beautiful, bright, sharp, clear picture in a well-lighted room.

2002 M. J. Markell Sand, Water, Silence vi. 194 Our contemporary culture, with its well-lighted cities that obscure the night sky.

2. Of a light source, combustible material, etc.: fully ignited, brightly burning; = well-lit adj. 1. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adjective] > bright

shininga900

lighteOE

lightlyOE

sheenOE

torhtOE

shirea1000

steepa1000

shimmeringc1000

brightOE

strongOE

clear1297

fair?a1300

bright-shininga1387

merrya1393

skirea1400

lucident14..

shimc1400

staringc1400

luculentc1420

splendent1474

illuminousc1485

lucentc1500

bloominga1522

sheer1565

prelucent1568

faculent1575

splendant1578

lucid1591

neat1591

shine1596

translucent1596

well-lighted1606

nitid1615

lucible1623

dilucid1653

translucid1657

hard1660

1606 R. Chambers tr. P. Numan Miracles lately Wrought 181 The sayd candle (although it was very wel lighted) went out of it self.

1696 R. Howlett School Recreat. (new ed.) 58 Keeping your Match in order, with a good hard and well lighted Coal.

1765 L. Abbott Poems Var. Subj. 62 His well-lighted Torch would blaze with constant, undiminish'd Rays.

1813 Emporium Arts & Sci. (Philadelphia) Dec. 5 The vivid, well-lighted coals are pushed forward, and the half lighted coals are not thrown upon or beyond them promiscuously.

1885 J. Clayton tr. P. Bert First Year Sci. Knowl. v. 250 This time we will put into it a well-lighted match.

1952 N.Y. Amsterdam News 23 Feb. 8/1 Noble Sissle (who, rumor hath it, is still ‘carrying a well lighted torch’).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-lighted
释义	well-lightedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈlʌɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈlaɪdᵻd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and lighted adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., lighted adj. Etymology: < well adv. + lighted adj. Compare later well-lit adj. 1. Of a room, area, etc.: fully or adequately illuminated; provided with ample or sufficient lighting; = well-lit adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > illumination > [adjective] > illuminated or lit up > well lightOE light?a1200 well-lighted1596 well-lit1798 bright-lit1921 1596 R. Agas Preparative to Platting Landes & Tenem. 5 Framed in a well lighted house. 1700 T. Brown et al. tr. P. Scarron Comical Romance ii. iii. 154 in tr. P. Scarron Whole Comical Wks. The Assembly was very fine; the Room well lighted; the Stage convenient, and the Scenes adapted to the Subject. 1780 G. Chandler Treat. Dis. Eye i. 12 Dionysus the tyrant of Sicily, used to bring forth his captives from the dark dungeon in which they were confined, into a white well lighted room. 1806 H. Reeve Jrnl. 22 Feb. in Resid. at Vienna & Berlin (1877) 152 The theatre is very handsome, well lighted, and smart. 1867 H. Latham Black & White 84 Each family occupies a separate corridor, high, well-lighted. 1930 Times 16 Oct. 10/4 Driving in well-lighted thoroughfares with the headlights on. 1979 Pop. Sci. May 93/1 It produced a beautiful, bright, sharp, clear picture in a well-lighted room. 2002 M. J. Markell Sand, Water, Silence vi. 194 Our contemporary culture, with its well-lighted cities that obscure the night sky. 2. Of a light source, combustible material, etc.: fully ignited, brightly burning; = well-lit adj. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adjective] > bright shininga900 lighteOE lightlyOE sheenOE torhtOE shirea1000 steepa1000 shimmeringc1000 brightOE strongOE clear1297 fair?a1300 bright-shininga1387 merrya1393 skirea1400 lucident14.. shimc1400 staringc1400 luculentc1420 splendent1474 illuminousc1485 lucentc1500 bloominga1522 sheer1565 prelucent1568 faculent1575 splendant1578 lucid1591 neat1591 shine1596 translucent1596 well-lighted1606 nitid1615 lucible1623 dilucid1653 translucid1657 hard1660 1606 R. Chambers tr. P. Numan Miracles lately Wrought 181 The sayd candle (although it was very wel lighted) went out of it self. 1696 R. Howlett School Recreat. (new ed.) 58 Keeping your Match in order, with a good hard and well lighted Coal. 1765 L. Abbott Poems Var. Subj. 62 His well-lighted Torch would blaze with constant, undiminish'd Rays. 1813 Emporium Arts & Sci. (Philadelphia) Dec. 5 The vivid, well-lighted coals are pushed forward, and the half lighted coals are not thrown upon or beyond them promiscuously. 1885 J. Clayton tr. P. Bert First Year Sci. Knowl. v. 250 This time we will put into it a well-lighted match. 1952 N.Y. Amsterdam News 23 Feb. 8/1 Noble Sissle (who, rumor hath it, is still ‘carrying a well lighted torch’). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1596
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