Home › Words › P › porchlightporchlightporchlight · noun — A light on or above a porch.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom porch + light.nounA light on or above a porch.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.porched 69% match — Having a porch. vs porchlight →porchway 68% match — A porch. vs porchlight →porchlike 66% match — Resembling or characteristic of a porch. vs porchlight →porchless 64% match — Without a porch. vs porchlight →lightpole 63% match — Synonym of streetlight (“any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area”). vs porchlight →porchlessness 61% match — Absence of a porch. vs porchlight →lamplight 59% match — The light emitted by a lamp. vs porchlight →streetlight 58% match — Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban. vs porchlight →