southern lights

noun

The aurora of the southern hemisphere.

Similar
aurora australis
First used 18th c.
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Meanings

nounsouthern lights pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe aurora of the southern hemisphere.First known use 18th c.

    The Southern Lights were again seen last night.

    1772, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 18 February

    Synonyms: aurora australis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe aurora of the southern hemisphere.

Similar
aurora australis

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe aurora of the Southern Hemisphere

Similar
aurora australis
Broader
aurora
Also see
aurora australis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans suiderligte
  • suiderligtethe aurora of the southern hemisphere
Chinese Mandarin 極光 /极光
  • 極光 /极光 (jíguāng)the aurora of the southern hemisphere
Danish sydlys
  • sydlysthe aurora of the southern hemisphere
Esperanto antarkta aŭroro
  • antarkta aŭrorothe aurora of the southern hemisphere
Finnish revontulet
  • revontuletthe aurora of the southern hemisphere
French aurore australe
  • aurore australethe aurora of the southern hemisphere
Hungarian déli fény
  • déli fénythe aurora of the southern hemisphere
Icelandic suðurljós
  • suðurljósthe aurora of the southern hemisphere
Irish Na Gealáin Theas
  • Na Gealáin Theasthe aurora of the southern hemisphere
Norwegian sørlys
  • sørlysthe aurora of the southern hemisphere
Polish zorza polarna
  • zorza polarnathe aurora of the southern hemisphere
Romanian auroră australă
  • auroră australăthe aurora of the southern hemisphere
Russian южное полярное сия́ние
  • южное полярное сия́ние (južnoje poljarnoje sijánije)the aurora of the southern hemisphere
Scottish Gaelic fir-chlis
  • fir-chlisthe aurora of the southern hemisphere
Spanish aurora austral
  • aurora australthe aurora of the southern hemisphere
Swedish sydsken
  • sydskenthe aurora of the southern hemisphere
Thai แสงใต้
  • แสงใต้ (sɛ̌ɛng-dtâai)the aurora of the southern hemisphere
Ukrainian півде́нне ся́йво
  • півде́нне ся́йво (pivdénne sjájvo)the aurora of the southern hemisphere
Vietnamese nam cực quang
  • nam cực quangthe aurora of the southern hemisphere
Cite this entry
APA

southern lights. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southern%20lights

MLA

“southern lights.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southern%20lights. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “southern lights,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southern%20lights.

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