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sunlight

[ suhn-lahyt ]

noun

  1. the light of the sun; sunshine.


sunlight

/ ˈʌԱɪ /

noun

  1. the light emanating from the sun
  2. an area or the time characterized by sunshine
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲԱ, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sunlight1

First recorded in 1175–1225, sunlight is from the Middle English word sonneliht. See sun, light 1
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Many in the tour group wore rubber boots as they stood on moist concrete in a chamber faintly lit by filtered sunlight, peering into the dark tunnel.

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My favorite part of vampire movies is watching the protagonist realize the first weapon you need to kill a vampire is not a cross, garlic or sunlight.

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We are learning a grim lesson: Democracies don’t necessarily die in darkness but in the sunlight of outright defiance of the law by a president charged with its enforcement.

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With sunlight reflecting off their solar sails, at times satellites can be brighter than the stars that, from our viewpoint, surround them, and there are enough of them to brighten the night sky.

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Like the rest of the Middle East, Gaza receives lots of sunlight, providing a perfect environment for solar power, but as of March 2024, the U.N.

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