I. verb
to come to rest after or as if after a flight, a descent, or a fall
snowflakes alighting on the bare trees
Synonyms: land, light, perch, roost, set down, settle, sit down, touch down
Related Word: drop, fall, tumble
Contrasted words: arise, ascend, rise, soar
II. adjective
1.
Synonyms: burning 1, ablaze, afire, aflame, blazing, conflagrant, fiery, flaming, flaring, ignited
2.
made bright by or as if by fire
her face alight with joy
Synonyms: ablaze, afire, aflame, aflicker, aglow
Related Word: bright, effulgent, fulgent, refulgent; blazing, flaming, flaring, glowing
Contrasted words: dark, dusky, gloomy, heavy, lowery, shadowed, shadowy