lumière

See also: lumiere

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French lumiere, from Old French lumiere, from Late Latin lūmināria, plural of neuter lūmināre reinterpreted as a feminine noun, ultimately from Latin lūmen. Doublet of luminaire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly.mjɛʁ/

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Noun

lumière f (plural lumières)

Lumière

1. light
2. (anatomy) lumen
3. (Quebec, informal, usually in the plural) traffic light

   Synonyms: feu de circulation (Quebec), feu tricolore

4. (Quebec, informal, usually in the plural) headlight; headlamp

   Synonym: phare

Antonyms

• obscurité
• ténèbre

Derived terms

• à la lumière de
• faire la lumière
• lumière blanche
• lumière cendrée
• mettre en lumière
• siècle des Lumières
• vitesse de la lumière

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: limyè
• ⇒ Mauritian Creole: lalimier

Further reading

• “lumière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012