lightfigure

noun
UK /ˈlaɪtˌfɪɡə/
US /ˈlaɪtˌfɪɡjər/

A lightfigure is a bright shape or person made of light that you can see in the dark.

The lamp cast a small lightfigure on the wall that looked like a dancing person.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A thin or slender person, as if made of light.

The runner was a lightfigure, quick and barely touching the ground.

3. A simple drawing or outline used to show where light falls in a picture.

The artist added a lightfigure to plan the sunny part of the painting.

4. A small glowing toy or decoration shaped like a person or animal.

She put a little lightfigure of a star on her nightstand.