sunlight
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- //ˈsʌnˌlaɪt//
All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
noun
- 1
All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
Meronym: sunbeams
Near-synonym: daylight
Sunlight on the skin gives you vitamin D.
The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.
- 2
figurativeBrightness, hope; a positive outlook.
- 3
Synonym of sunrise.
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Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).
sunlight zone
Etymology
From Middle English sonnelight, sunneliht, from Old English sunnan lēoht (“sunlight”), equivalent to sun + light. Cognate with Dutch zonlicht (“sunlight”), German Low German Sünnenlücht (“sunlight”), German Sonnenlicht (“sunlight”).
verb
- 1
To work on the side (at a secondary job) during the daytime.
Forms
- plural
- sunlights
- past tense
- sunlighted
- past participle
- sunlighted
- present participle
- sunlighting
- third person singular
- sunlights
sunlight · All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
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