daytime

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daytime

  • /ˈdeɪtaɪm/

noun daytimes · day-time

  1. uncountable, usually The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset. In the daytime the beds are made up but completely out of sight, giving the passenger a comfortable little private room; as the time for retiring comes, after preparing for rest in the same spacious conditions, he is able, practically at a touch, to pull the bed into position ready for use.

    Similar: day, daylight, daylength, daytime, photoperiod

Opposite: night, nighttime

adjective day-time

  1. not comparable Pertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day. The forecast calls for a slight warming trend in the coming days, with sunny skies and daytime temperatures reaching the midteens on Sunday and Monday, when the men will hit the snowboard course.

    Similar: day

  2. not comparable Happening during the day. daytime television

    Similar: day

Opposite: evening, night, nighttime

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: daylight, day, diurnal, daily, all-day, ambulatory, hypersomnolence, napping, date, dia, sunlight, waking hours, light hours, daylight hours, sunup, afternoon

noun

Opposite: night, nighttime

adjective

Opposite: evening, night, nighttime

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noun the time of daylight

Españoldía
한국어하루 haru, 낮 nat
日本語昼間 hiruma
中文白天 báitiān, 日間 /日间 rìjiān
Portuguêsdia
Françaisjournée, jour
Deutschheller Tag, Tageszeit
Italianogiornata, dì
Românăzi
Русскийдень denʹ, дневно́е вре́мя dnevnóje vrémja
Tiếng Việtban ngày
العربيةنَهَارُ nahāru

adj pertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day

Españoldiurno
Русскийдневно́й dnevnój

adj happening during the day

Españoldiurno
Русскийдневно́й dnevnój

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@misc{daytime_2026,
  title = {daytime},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/daytime},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}