lighted
Glowing with brightness
Lighted is the past tense and past participle of light, used interchangeably with lit.
Some speakers prefer lighted before nouns: a lighted candle, a lighted match.
Others use lit throughout: She lit the fire, a lit cigarette.
Both forms are standard, though lit is more common in casual speech.
Emitting or reflecting light
- glowingGiving off steady light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
fluorescent · incandescent · halogen · LED · neon · floodlit · spotlit · backlit
Warm and snug
- hearthFireplace floor area
- firelightLight from flames
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
- fireplaceIndoor structure for burning
glowing · embers · flickering · amber · warm glow · homey · inviting · welcoming
Started a fire
- sparkedInitiated by stimulus
- burningCombustion in progress
- aflameActively burning
- alightTo descend and settle
combusted · fired · torched · smoldering · catching fire
Found unexpectedly
- chanced uponDiscovered unexpectedly
- happened uponFound unexpectedly
- came acrossFound unexpectedly
- foundDiscovered or established
encountered · hit upon · spotted · noticed
Came down, settled
- descendedMoved downward
- perchedResting in place
- settledNo longer in question
- dismountedGot off a mount
luminous
Emitting or reflecting light
shimmering · fluorescent · incandescent · halogen · LED · neon · floodlit · spotlit · backlit · torchlit
cozy
Warm and snug
- hearthFireplace floor area
- firelightLight from flames
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
fireplace · glowing · embers · flickering · amber · warm glow · homey · inviting · welcoming · intimate
kindled
Started a fire
alight · combusted · fired · torched · smoldering · catching fire
stumbled upon
Found unexpectedly
- chanced uponDiscovered unexpectedly
- happened uponFound unexpectedly
- came acrossFound unexpectedly
found · encountered · hit upon · spotted · noticed
alighted
Came down, settled
dismounted · disembarked · came to rest · stepped down · got off
- red lightTraffic control meaning halt
- light bulbElectric illumination source
- traffic lightRoad signal device
- green lightAuthorization to proceed
- light upBecome illuminated or joyful
- light switchWall-mounted illumination control
light, lightly, lighting, lighter, lights, lighthouse, light up, enlighten, enlightened