lamp light

Artificial evening illumination

Lamp light is light produced by a lamp, as opposed to sunlight, candlelight, or electric overhead lighting.

The term evokes a warm, localized glow: reading by lamp light, her face visible in the lamp light.

Often written as one word: lamplight.

Related
  • soft glowSubdued, diffuse illumination
  • glowSteady, soft light
  • bulbRounded storage organ
  • shadeDarkness from blocked light
  • deskFurniture for writing

bedside table · bedside · warmth · soft · reading · switch · turn on · dim · bright · filament · table · floor · cozy · night · electric · amber · beam · socket

Categories
Opposites
light source type

lamp lightsunlight

Radiance from our star

daylight · natural light · moonlight · starlight · candlelight

presence of illumination

lamp lightdarkness

Total absence of light

blackness · shadow · gloom · dimness · dark

Family

lamplight

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G