sunlight
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sunlight
- /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/
Rhymes with -ʌnlaɪt
Where it comes from
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”).
noun sunlights
- All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth. Meronym: sunbeams
- Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
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Synonym of sunrise.
Similar: daylight, daybreak, dayspring, dawn, ass crack of dawn, break, break of dawn, break of day, butt crack of dawn, cockcrow, crack of dawn, first light
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Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).
sunlight zone
Similar: photic
Similar: first light, sunup
verb sunlights · sunlighting · sunlighted
- To work on the side (at a secondary job) during the daytime.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sun, sunshine, insolation, lumen, light, solar, zone, ground, shadow, sunset, daylight, sunrise, sunburn, sunscreen, soil, basking
noun
Similar: first light, sunup
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noun electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
| Español | luz del sol, luz solar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 햇빛 haetbit, 일광 ilgwang |
| 日本語 | 日光 nikkō, 太陽光 taiyōkō |
| 中文 | 陽光 /阳光 yángguāng, 日光 rìguāng, 太陽光 /太阳光 tàiyángguāng |
| हिन्दी | धूप dhūp |
| Kiswahili | mwanga wa jua |
| Português | luz do sol |
| Français | lumière du soleil |
| Deutsch | Sonnenlicht |
| Italiano | luce solare |
| Română | lumina soarelui |
| Русский | со́лнечный свет sólnečnyj svet |
| Tiếng Việt | ánh nắng, ánh sáng mặt trời |
| العربية | ضَوْء شَمْس ḍawʔ šams, نُور شَمْس nūr šams |
Talk about this word "sunlight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sunlight. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sunlight. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sunlight "sunlight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sunlight.Cite this
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title = {sunlight},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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