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dry light

dry light noun: pure unobstructed light.

Noun

dry light (usually uncountable, plural dry lights)

  1. (usually) Pure unobstructed light.
  2. (broadly, figuratively, usually) A clear, impartial view.
    • The scientific man must keep his feelings under stern control, lest they obtrude into his researches, and colour the dry light in which alone science desires to see its objects.1881, John Campbell Shairp, Aspects of Poetry
    • The human understanding is not composed of dry light, but is subject to influence from the will and the emotions1620, Francis Bacon, Novum Organum

Forms of dry light

pluraldry lights

Questions about dry light

What does dry light mean?
Dry light means pure unobstructed light.
What part of speech is dry light?
Dry light is a noun.
What is the plural of dry light?
The plural of dry light is dry lights.

Words near dry light in the dictionary

  1. dry lake
  2. dry lakes
  3. dry land
  4. dry lease
  5. dry leases
  6. dry light
  7. dry lightning
  8. dry lights
  9. dry line
  10. dry lines
  11. dry lodging

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