What is another word for fanlight?

Pronunciation: [fˈanla͡ɪt] (IPA)

Fanlight refers to a semi-circular or fan-shaped window set above a door or window. This decorative feature provides natural light and adds elegance to the overall design of a building. There are several synonyms for fanlight which include "transom," "lunette," "oculus," "roundel," and "rose window." Transom refers to a horizontal bar that separates a door or window from a fanlight. Lunette is a half-moon-shaped fanlight typically found on the upper part of a wall. Oculus refers to a circular fanlight often seen in dome-shaped ceilings. Roundel is a small, circular fanlight found above doors or windows. Rose window is an intricate fanlight with radiating divisions creating a flower-like shape.

What are the hypernyms for Fanlight?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Fanlight?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for fanlight (as nouns)

Usage examples for Fanlight

There ought to have been a lamp in the front hall, but no ray showed through the eighteenth century fanlight over the door.
"The Lion's Share"
E. Arnold Bennett
One of the kind whose genteel hall light had burned through the fanlight decade after decade, and then suddenly, overnight, as it were, disintegrated into a furnished-room house with a sign over the door bell.
"Star-Dust A Story of an American Girl"
Fannie Hurst
The fanlight beat full upon the gleaming shoulders of his waterproof and upon his upturned features.
"Round the Red Lamp Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life"
Arthur Conan Doyle

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