illuminants

noun

plural of illuminant
as in lamps
something that provides illumination at the time, a spermaceti candle was the brightest indoor illuminant available

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  1. lamps
  2. lights
  3. candles
Noun
  • Like the main house, the ADU’s interiors mix new pieces with vintage accessories, including a Room & Board four-poster bed in the bedroom and midcentury ceramic lamps, textiles and artworks that Donnelly found at Los Angeles estate sales.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than lighting an entire room, try task lighting like reading lamps, under-the-cabinet light strips, and desk lamps that illuminate a workspace.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of lamps
Noun
  • To indicate stopping or slowing if your brake lights are not working, stick your left arm out the window and bend it down toward the ground.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Presented amid fog and flashing lights outside Venice’s Lido Casino, the dystopian collection featured towering thigh-high platform boots resembling waders, an allusion to both the mythical river and the city’s rising waters.
    — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of lights
Noun
  • The Greek patriarch will light candles and then the flame is passed from one candle to the next.
    — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of candles
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“Illuminants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illuminants. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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