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sunlight

[ suhn-lahyt ]

/ ˈsʌnˌlaɪt /

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noun

the light of the sun; sunshine.

Origin of sunlight

First recorded in 1175–1225, sunlight is from the Middle English word sonneliht. See sun, light¹

Words nearby sunlight

sunken, sunken garden, sunket, sunlamp, sunless, sunlight, sunlight peak, sunlit, sunn, sunna, sunni

Example sentences from the Web for sunlight

But the sunlight is threatening to fade and a three-and-a-half-hour river journey back to Kisangani looms.

The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway |Nina Strochlic |December 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And as we left, spears of sunlight painted the top of the nearby volcano Galeras.

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Miles beneath the surface, in the absence of sunlight, animals derive energy from volcanic vents.

‘Mission Blue’ Warning: The Ocean Is Not Too Big to Fail |Sylvia A. Earle |August 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Their small cell had just a tiny window to let some sunlight in.

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Sunlight reflected from the mirrors heats the water and produces steam.

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A shaft of sunlight had strayed over from the flower field and was loitering on his unpowdered hair, beating it into gold.

Through the Gates of Old Romance |W. Jay Mills
I see, now, her dark figure standing against the sunlight as it stood that day with Amos in its shadow.

The Light in the Clearing |Irving Bacheller
The nearer ultra-violet rays are found in sunlight and in most artificial illuminants and are transmitted by ordinary glass.

Artificial Light |M. Luckiesh
In the pale sky overhead, there were ceaseless gleams and flashes of light as the spinning meteor-swarm reflected the sunlight.

The World with a Thousand Moons |Edmond Hamilton
The water was clear and the sunlight filtered dimly through it.

A Maid of the Kentucky Hills |Edwin Carlile Litsey

British Dictionary definitions for sunlight

sunlight

/ (ˈsʌnlaɪt) /

noun

the light emanating from the sun

an area or the time characterized by sunshine

Derived forms of sunlight

sunlit, adjective