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underlights

underlights is the plural of underlight.

Meaning of underlight

Noun

underlight (plural underlights)

  1. Illumination from underneath.
    • But there are some minor underlights beneath the high arm and on the left of the face; these are reflected lights that bounce off nearby parts of the figure itself.1981, Burne Hogarth, Dynamic Light and Shade, page 43
  2. A highlight in an underlayer of a person's hair.

Questions about underlights

What is underlights the plural of?
Underlights is the plural of underlight.

Words near underlights in the dictionary

  1. underlieutenant
  2. underlieutenants
  3. underlife
  4. underlight
  5. underlighting
  6. underlights
  7. underlimbed
  8. underlimit
  9. underlimits
  10. underlinable
  11. underline

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