lighting B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ UK /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #5735 Meanings 1 noun The lights in a place, or the way a place is lit. The soft lighting made the restaurant feel cosy. 2 noun The art or skill of arranging lights, especially for a stage or film. Good lighting is essential for a successful film scene. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the lights in a place, or... illumination Word family Forms lightings Derived forms candlelightingdownlightingfirelightinggas-lightingsidelightingstreetlightingsunlightingtoplightingunderlighting Common collocations indirect lighting Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From light + -ing. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lighting **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 5735 ## Meanings 1. The lights in a place, or the way a place is lit. 2. The art or skill of arranging lights, especially for a stage or film. ## Examples - The soft lighting made the restaurant feel cosy. - Good lighting is essential for a successful film scene. ## Derived Forms - candlelighting - downlighting - firelighting - gas-lighting - sidelighting - streetlighting - sunlighting - toplighting - underlighting ## Etymology From light + -ing. ## AI Etymology Lighting comes from light + -ing. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown