backlit

From the verb backlight: (⇒ conjugate)

backlit is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

back•light  (bak′līt′), n., v., -light•ed or -lit, -light•ing. 
n. 

1. Cinema, Show Business [Motion Pictures, Television.] a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.

v.t. 

2. to illuminate (something) from behind.

• back¹ + light¹ 1950–55