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/ˈɡæslaɪt/ · noun
A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas (or town gas)..
He was renovated and refreshed, his soul was strengthened, and his countenance waxed cheerful, and he began to feel like himself again, under the brown canopy of metropolitan smoke, and among the cabs and gaslights.
Open the windows once in awhile^([sic]) and give the air a chance to circulate in and out. In the evening, do not forget that the lamps and gaslights are using up a goodly supply of oxygen also—so freshen things up a little, once in awhile.
A year since I strained my eyes very severely, and have never dared to use them much since by gaslight.
Then as the darkness descended, they began to shine with the mellow radiance of gaslight.
Sylvia is a beautiful woman whose business-partner husband is "gaslighting" her. (That means he's trying to drive her crazy.)
[The men of McHale's Navy] decide to "gaslight" the already befuddled captain, to convince him he is going insane.
"You're gaslighting me, for chrissakes."
1967, Stan Freberg (comedian), on his "most excruciating experience with a producer" as interviewed in Humphrey, Hal. "'Dramatic' Role Played By Freberg." The Oregonian [Portland, OR]. February 11, 1967: II 3 col 3. I came home before he could gaslight me like Boyer did Bergman in the movie.
Use gaslight when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gaslight means A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas (or town gas)..
Common synonyms include gas lamp, head-game.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He was renovated and refreshed, his soul was strengthened, and his countenance waxed cheerful, and he began to feel like himself again, under the brown canopy of metropolitan smoke, and among the cabs and gaslights.
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