ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

ignis fatuus [Lat.]; Jack o'lantern, Friar's lantern; will-o'-the-wisp, firedrake † , Fata
Morgana [Lat.]; Saint Elmo's fire.
[luminous insects] glowworm, firefly, June bug, lightning bug.
[luminous fish] anglerfish.
[Artificial light] gas; gas light, lime light, lantern, lanthorn † ; dark lantern, bull's-eye;
candle, bougie [Fr.], taper, rushlight; oil &c (grease) 356; wick, burner; Argand † ,
moderator, duplex; torch, flambeau, link, brand; gaselier † , chandelier, electrolier † ,
candelabrum, candelabra, girandole † , sconce, luster, candlestick.
[non-combustion based light sources] lamp, light; incandescent lamp, tungsten bulb,
light bulb; flashlight, torch [Brit.]; arc light; laser; [microwave radiation]; maser neon
bulb, neon sign; fluorescent lamp.
[parts of a light bulb] filament; socket; contacts; filler gas.
firework, fizgig † ; pyrotechnics; rocket, lighthouse &c (signal) 550.
V. illuminate &c (light) 420.
Adj. self-luminous, glowing; phosphoric † , phosphorescent, fluorescent; incandescent;
luminescent, chemiluminescent; radiant &c (light) 420.
Phr. blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels [Longfellow]; the
sentinel stars set their watch in the sky [Campbell]; the planets in their station list'ning
stood [Paradise Lost]; the Scriptures of the skies [Bailey]; that orbed continent, the fire
that severs day from night [Twelfth Night].
424. Shade -- N. shade; awning &c (cover) 223; parasol, sunshade, umbrella; chick;
portiere; screen, curtain, shutter, blind, gauze, veil, chador, mantle, mask; cloud, mist,
gathering.
of clouds.
umbrage, glade; shadow &c 421.
beach umbrella, folding umbrella.
V. draw a curtain; put up a shutter, close a shutter; veil &c v.; cast a shadow &c (darken)
421.
Adj. shady, umbrageous.
Phr. welcome ye shades! ye bowery thickets hail [Thomson].
425. Transparency -- N. transparence, transparency; clarity; translucence, translucency;
diaphaneity † ; lucidity, pellucidity † , limpidity; fluorescence; transillumination,
translumination † .
transparent medium, glass, crystal, lymph, vitrite † , water.
V. be transparent &c adj.; transmit light.
Adj. transparent, pellucid, lucid, diaphanous, translucent, tralucent † , relucent † ; limpid,
clear, serene, crystalline, clear as crystal, vitreous, transpicuous † , glassy, hyaline; hyaloid
[Med.], vitreform † .
426. Opacity -- N. opacity; opaqueness &c adj.. film; cloud &c 353.
V. be opaque &c adj.; obstruct the passage of light; obfuscate, offuscate † .
Adj. opaque, impervious to light; adiaphanous † ; dim &c 422; turbid, thick, muddy,
opacous † , obfuscated, fuliginous † , cloud, hazy, misty, foggy, vaporous, nubiferous † ,
muggy † &c (turbidity) 426.1.