warm sunlight
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- noun
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luz solar cálida
- In the morning, the marsh is in shadow, but the hillside to the south is bathed in warm sunlight, which casts a beautiful warm reflection of fall color on the water's surface.
- warm sunlight filters
Examples
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In warm sunlight, Beatrice walks slowly along the length of the battlement and looks over the edge, knowingly.
Fiction book (1998) -
Warm sunlight filters through the leaves and blossoms of the cherry tree.
Academic text (1998) -
I shivered in the warm sunlight.
Fiction book (1990) -
Casi pulled two dried ones from the line and began changing her two infants right there in the warm sunlight.
Fiction book (2002) -
That Tuesday, the brilliant blue sky, warm sunlight, and crisp morning air, striking in its beauty, was shattered when everything changed fundamentally in an instant.
Blog text (21) -
She opened the shutters and let the warm sunlight spill into the cozy room.
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We entered from warm sunlight into cool twilight and followed Albert across a stretch of marble into a great circular entry hall ringed with majestic pillars.
Fiction book (1991) -
I stepped off the bus into warm sunlight and felt its pleasant rays on my skin.
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She opened the shutters and let the warm sunlight spill into the cozy room, brightening the space.
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I awoke to warm sunlight filtering through my eyelids, signaling the start of a beautiful day.
Synonyms
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The light from the sun that makes things bright during the day
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The light and warmth from the sun that makes a day bright
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A gentle feeling of heat on your skin
Soft warm light like candlelight that makes a place feel calm
A pleasant warmth that makes you feel comfortable
A gentle heat in a place or from the sun
How much sunlight a place gets
How Warm
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'sunlight that feels pleasantly warm' is directly and compositionally derived from combining the adjective 'warm' with the noun 'sunlight', so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This simple adjective+noun modification follows standard, cross-linguistically common patterns and therefore is immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
Warm sunlight comes from the simple image of sunlight that makes your skin feel warm after cold days. People have always stepped into a sunny patch for a little 'comfort' and happiness, so the phrase means the pleasant, warming light that feels good and lifts your mood.