backlit

adjective

back·​lit ˈbak-ˌlit How to pronounce backlit (audio)
: lit from behind
a backlit photograph/scene
a backlit display

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Star Moles’ Emily Moales has this voice that causes certain words to leave her lips backlit, ringed in fuzzy halos. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026 Read More Roku’s latest Ultra streamer has built-in ethernet, a rechargeable voice remote with backlit buttons, and AirPlay 2 support. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 The sun peeking through the trees looks very bright, while backlit areas stay dark. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026 Among the guests at the launch celebration were Coco Rocha and Debbie Harry, weaving through the space and stopping at the backlit bar for drinks, nodding along to the sounds of DJ duo Las Flaquitas. — Ruby Ford-Dunker, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for backlit

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First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of backlit was in 1956

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backlit

adjective
back·​lit ˈbak-ˌlit How to pronounce backlit (audio)
: lit from behind
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