light-tight

== English == === Alternative forms === lighttight === Etymology === From light (noun) +‎ tight (adjective). === Pronunciation === enPR: lītʹtīt === Adjective === light-tight (comparative more light-tight, superlative most light-tight) Impervious to light; excluding the light perfectly. ==== Synonyms ==== lightproof ==== Related terms ==== For other similar compound words, see the derived terms under tight. ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “light-tight”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes III (Hoop–O), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 3450.