# lighted

/ˈɫaɪtəd/ (US) · /lˈaɪtɪd/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/lighted
Updated: 2026-05-08

## Definition

having a flame or light turned on. You use this to describe things like candles, lamps, or rooms that are currently glowing.

For teachers: provided with light or set on fire. Often used as a participial adjective to describe objects like cigarettes, candles, or rooms; frequently interchangeable with 'lit' but sometimes preferred in more formal or descriptive contexts.

## Examples

- The room was brightly lighted by the morning sun.
- He walked down the well-lighted hallway toward the exit.
- The festival featured thousands of lighted lanterns floating down the river, creating a shimmering path of gold against the dark water.

## Pitfalls

- Not "a litened room" but "a lighted room" — Learners sometimes confuse the adjective 'lighted' with the verb 'lighten' (to make lighter in weight or color).

## Usage notes

- Often used attributively before a noun ('a lighted match') or predicatively after a linking verb ('the stage was lighted').

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