alight
adjective [after verb] (SHINING BRIGHTLY) /əˈlaɪt/Definition
› brightly lit up: The sky was alight with hundreds of fireworks.Emitting and casting light › literary showing excitement and happiness: Her eyes were alight with mischief.Excited, interested and enthusiastic
(Definition of alight adjective (SHINING BRIGHTLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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alienate verb (LOSE SUPPORT)
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alienate verb (MAKE UNWELCOME)
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alienation noun (LOSS OF SUPPORT)
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alienation noun (SEPARATION)
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alight adjective (BURNING)
- alight adjective (SHINING BRIGHTLY)
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alight verb (GET OUT OF)
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alight verb (LAND ON)
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align verb
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align yourself with sth/sb phrasal verb
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alignment noun (POSITION)
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Synonyms and related words:
- -mad suffix
- aflame adjective
- aflutter adjective
- agog adjective
- all of a flutter idiom
- animated adjective (ENERGETIC)
- anxious adjective (EAGER)
- elated adjective
- engrossed adjective
- enthusiastic adjective
- entranced adjective
- evangelical adjective (OPINIONS)
- fevered adjective (EXCITED)
- go-ahead adjective
- intoxicated adjective
- keyed up adjective
- kid noun (CHILD)
- make (all) the right, correct, etc. noises idiom
- zealous adjective
- zestful adjective
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