gaslit

[ gas-lit ]
/ ˈgæsˌlɪt /

adjective

having illumination provided by burning gas: gaslit streets.
of or resembling a time, especially the 1890s, when gaslight was widely used: the gaslit era.

Origin of gaslit

First recorded in 1830–40; gas + lit1

Words nearby gaslit

gasify, gaskell, gasket, gaskin, gaslight, gaslit, gasman, gasogene, gasohol, gasolene, gasolier

Definition for gaslit (2 of 2)

gaslight
[ gas-lahyt ]
/ ˈgæsˌlaɪt /

noun

light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
a gas burner or gas jet for producing this kind of light.

adjective

gaslit(def 2).

verb (used with object), gas·light·ed or gas·lit, gas·light·ing.

to cause (a person) to doubt his or her sanity through the use of psychological manipulation: How do you know if your partner is gaslighting you?

Origin of gaslight

1800–10; gas + light1; def 4 in reference to the 1944 movie Gaslight, in which an abusive husband secretly and repeatedly dims and brightens the gaslights in the house while accusing his wife of imagining the flickering

OTHER WORDS FROM gaslight

gas·light·ed, gas·lit, adjective gas·light·ing, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for gaslit

gaslight
/ (ˈɡæsˌlaɪt) /

noun

a type of lamp in which the illumination is produced by an incandescent mantle heated by a jet of gas
the light produced by such a lamp