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alightment

alightment noun: the act of alighting, or descending and settling.

Noun

alightment (countable and uncountable, plural alightments)

  1. The act of alighting, or descending and settling.

Forms of alightment

pluralalightments

Origin of alightment

From alight + -ment.

Questions about alightment

What does alightment mean?
Alightment means the act of alighting, or descending and settling.
What part of speech is alightment?
Alightment is a noun.
What is the plural of alightment?
The plural of alightment is alightments.

Words near alightment in the dictionary

  1. alightens
  2. alightest
  3. alighteth
  4. alighting
  5. alightings
  6. alightment
  7. alightments
  8. alights
  9. align
  10. alignability
  11. alignable

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