sunlight

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.

    Synonyms: daylight

    Hypernyms: starlight natural light light EMR electromagnetic radiation radiation energy

    Coordinate Terms: starlight moonlight

  2. Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.

    Synonyms: sunshine sunniness

  3. Synonym of sunrise.

    Synonyms: 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 lauds solrise sparrow-fart sun sunlight sunrise sunrising sunup

  4. Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).
    • sunlight zone

    Synonyms: photic

Origin

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”).

Forms

sunlights

Synonyms

daylight sun sunshine hope optimism break of day first light sunup

Related

sunbeam

Derived

Port Sunlight synchro-sunlight sunlight is the best disinfectant

Verb

  1. To work on the side (at a secondary job) during the daytime.

Forms

sunlights sunlighting sunlighted