lumière

== 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/ === Noun === lumière f (plural lumières) light (anatomy) lumen (Quebec, informal, usually in the plural) traffic light Synonyms: feu de circulation (Quebec), feu tricolore (Quebec, informal, usually in the plural) headlight; headlamp Synonym: phare ==== Antonyms ==== obscurité ténèbre ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: limyè ⇒ Mauritian Creole: lalimier === Further reading === “lumière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012