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overlight¹

  • /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈlaɪt/

Where it comes from

From over- + light.

verb overlights · overlighting · overlit · overlighted

  1. transitive To illuminate too brightly. Dozens of times over the next two years, Officer Yan’s work brought him through the sliding glass doors into the overlit clamor of Kings County’s emergency room, one of the busiest in the city.
  2. transitive To illuminate from above. Thus the stereotype is overlighted by the archetype, just as in conventional Egyptian statuary the historical pharoah is often shown standing under the god, the wings of Horus.

overlight²

  • /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌlaɪt/

Where it comes from

From over- + light.

noun overlights

  1. countable, uncountable excessive light An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle, insomuch as perpetual looking against the ſun would cause blindness.

overlight³

  • /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈlaɪt/

Where it comes from

From Middle English over-lyght, equivalent to over- + light.

adjective more overlight · most overlight

  1. dated Too light or frivolous; giddy. Also that they be not overlight and wanton of behaviour.

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@misc{overlight_2026,
  title = {overlight},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overlight},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}