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sunlight

sunlight

235 1.0
The light from the sun that makes things bright during the day
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/
translation icon : luz solar
  • A small hole in the cloud allows one ray of sunlight to shine through.
  • direct sunlight
  • exposure to sunlight
  • in full sunlight

Remote, pale yellow sunlight behind a screen of clouds.

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Examples

  • The glow of the late afternoon sunlight casts long shadows across the bed.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • People were mingling on the stairs in the sunlight, or slowly shuffling in.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • My point is, how does sunlight reach us here on Earth?

  • Eat, drink water, get some sunlight, get some sleep.

  • Let's go out here and look at the sunlight and stand in the sun.

  • One of the theories is that sunlight helps the eyes.

  • Morning part of your day, you want sunlight or bright artificial light.

  • Your eyes seeing sunlight in the morning triggers the start of your clock.

  • How handsome they looked in the autumn sunlight approaching a strange city.

  • Chlorophyll, the green pigment in leaves, allows plants to absorb sunlight and begin photosynthesis.

Synonyms

light
vssunlight
1.0

Brightness from the sun, lamps, or fire that makes things visible

is the brightness produced by the sun specifically during daytime
sun
vssunlight
687 1.0

Light and heat you feel from the star at the center of our solar system

describes daytime brightness itself rather than the sensation of the rays
daylight
vssunlight
294 1.0

Natural light from the sun during the day

focuses on light coming from the sun rather than the period of day
sunshine
vssunlight
131 1.0

The light and warmth from the sun that makes a day bright

focuses only on light making things bright during day, not on warmth or weather
natural light
vssunlight
11 2.2

Light that comes from the sun, not from lamps

is limited to the light produced specifically by the sun during daytime
warm sunlight
vssunlight
1 1.0

Light from the sun that feels warm on your skin

refers to daytime brightness generally rather than the warming feeling
dayshine
vssunlight
  • Archaic
9.9

Light from the sun during the day

is the neutral common term used for light from the sun during day

Antonyms

534 1.0

A time or place with almost no light

102 1.0

A dark area where sunlight does not reach

Compounds

Light from the sun that feels warm on your skin

A beam of sunlight that comes into a room at an angle

How Bright

glare
37 3.3
sunlight
235 1.0
daylight
294 1.0
twilight
36 2.4
starlight
26 2.1

Surface Forms

sunlight singular
sunlights plural

Morphology

sunlight = sun + light (transparent) = sun + light

Meaning is a direct combination of 'sun' + 'light' referring to light from the sun, which a learner can readily infer.

Etymology

Sunlight is simply the parts sun and light, which you can read as 'light from the sun'. Think of warm, bright rays or a room full of sunshine, and that image shows exactly why sunlight means the bright light we get during the day.