daytime
- noun
- /ˈdeɪˌtaɪm/
- We often see many animals active in the daytime, unlike at night when they are hidden.
- daytime hours
- daytime activities
- daytime sleepiness
This is where doing dates during the daytime is very good.
- This is where doing dates during the daytime is very good.
- Now, it's also why you can't see stars in the daytime other than the sun.
Examples
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In addition, most shift workers revert to the usual pattern of daytime activity on their days off.
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While it was sub-freezing at night, daytime temperatures reached into the high forties.
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You can see the scene during the daytime, okay?
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This is where doing dates during the daytime is very good.
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It's a surprise to see him in the daytime.
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Never could sleep during the daytime.
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We start at 3:00 in the afternoon, daytime.
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In hot, dry environments, leopards use caves to escape high daytime temperatures and to reduce water loss.
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Include your complete mailing address, daytime phone number, and fax or e-mail address if available.
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Fishermen are responding to increased daytime commercial recreation by switching to nighttime fishing activity.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
The time between sunrise and sunset when it is light outside
Natural light from the sun during the day
All day from sunrise until sunset
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Daytime is simply the two words day + time, meaning the 'time' of the 'day' when it is light. So, daytime refers to the part of the day between sunrise and sunset.