Word Type

Noun

The word "skylight" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

ceiling house office building roof windowless room

Capable Of

brighten up room

Derived From

light sky

Context

architecture physics volcanology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

light window

Type Of (IsA)

light usually in ceiling window windown in ceiling

Related Terms

atmosphere ceiling dome earth hole lava tube light molecule natural opening roof scattered solar suspensoid window

Used For

admit light into room car ceiling climbing out of let in light let in natural light letting air into room letting in light letting in sunshine letting light into room letting sun in lighting see outside seeing out of watch stars at night

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.