Alight and Dusky

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Alight adjective - Filled with much light.

Usage example: we approached the clearing, alight with torches, and observed a reenactment of ancient rites by Druids

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Dusky is an antonym for alight.

Nearby Words: alighting, alighted

Dusky adjective - Being without light or without much light.

Usage example: in the dusky depths of the dungeon

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Alight is an antonym for dusky.

Nearby Words: dusk, duskiness, dusking

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