ight
/aɪt/
ight noun: possession. Also the alternative form of aight.
Noun
ight (uncountable)
Also used as
ight is also the alternative form of aight.
Forms of ight
| alternative form | eight |
|---|---|
| alternative form | aught |
Origin of ight
From Middle English iht, eiȝt, eȝte, æihte, from Old English ǣht (“possessions, property, riches”), from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ēyk- (“to have, own, be able to”).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Words that rhyme with ight
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- knight
- slight
- Dwight
- height
- sight
- night
- sprite
- fight
- parasite
- site
- alight
- smite
- all right
- blight
- might
- mite
- skite
- cite
- indite
- lite
- outright
- plight
- bight
- excite
- ignite
- invite
- overnight
- uptight
- wight
- accite
- alright
- benight
- bewrite
- blite
- copyright
- despite
- dight
- disunite
- finite
- flite
- hight
- incite
- recite
- relight
- rewrite
- sleight
- spite
- spright
Questions about ight
- What does ight mean?
- Ight means possession.
- What part of speech is ight?
- Ight is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ight?
- Ight is pronounced /aɪt/.
Words near ight in the dictionary
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