Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lightful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: light-ful
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of light; bright.

adj

Light; cheerful.

Example Sentences

"formlesse eyes doe faile / To see the sun, though brought to lightfull land."
"His lightfull Lamp reflected on my head, / Whereby I walkt through Darkneſs"
"[The door] had a gloomy and surly aspect, but the hall within was lightful and airy"

Etymology

From Middle English lightful, lihtful (“luminous, providing enlightenment”), from light, liht (noun) + -ful (“full of (a feeling)”, suffix forming adjectives). See more at light (noun).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: liht, light
Root: lightful
Suffix: -ful

Inflected Forms

more lightful (comparative) most lightful (superlative)

Derived Forms

lightfulness

Questions

What does lightful mean?: Full of light; bright.
Where does lightful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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