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daytime en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈdeɪtaɪm/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-? Proto-Germanic *dagaz Proto-West Germanic *dag Old English dæġ Middle English day English day Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English daytime From day + time.

Meanings

  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. 2022 February 4, John Branch, “U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson qualifies for the slopestyle final.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2022:
  2. (not-comparable) Happening during the day.
    • daytime television

Forms

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day-time alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

evening (antonym(s) of “happening during the day”) · night (antonym(s) of “happening during the day”) · nighttime (antonym(s) of “happening during the day”) · evening (antonym(s) of “pertaining to daytime”) · nighttime (antonym(s) of “pertaining to daytime”) · night (antonym(s) of “pertaining to daytime”)

Deriveds

daytime drama

Synonyms

day (happening during the day) · day (pertaining to daytime)

Translations (11)

da dagtid (pertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day) · ru дневно́й (happening during the day) · ru дневно́й (pertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day) · sv dagtid (pertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day) · es diurno (happening during the day) · hu nappali (pertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day) · es diurno (pertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day) · hu napközi (pertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day) · hu napközbeni (pertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day) · uk де́нний (pertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day) · uk де́нний (happening during the day)

daytime en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈdeɪtaɪm/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-? Proto-Germanic *dagaz Proto-West Germanic *dag Old English dæġ Middle English day English day Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English daytime From day + time.

Meanings

  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. 1944 November and December, “"Duplex Roomette" Sleeping Cars”, in Railway Magazine, page 324:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
day-time alternative lexicographic
daytimes Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

nighttime · night

Deriveds

daytimes · nondaytime · predaytime · daytime serial · daytimer

Hyponyms

morning · midday · afternoon · evening

Meronyms

prime · nones · tierce · sext · terce · none

Relateds

daily · twilight · diurnal

Synonyms

daytime · daylight · day · photoperiod · daylength

Translations (61)

sv dagtid (the time of daylight) · ru дневно́е вре́мя (the time of daylight) · ny usana (the time of daylight) · da dagtid (the time of daylight) · es día (the time of daylight) · jv siyang (the time of daylight) · bcl aldaw (the time of daylight) · alt кӱндӱс (the time of daylight) · hu nappal (the time of daylight) · zu ilanga (the time of daylight) · id siang hari (the time of daylight) · jv awan (the time of daylight) · crh kündüz (the time of daylight) · kaw siyaṅ (the time of daylight) · nmn gòhba (the time of daylight) · ja 昼間 (the time of daylight) · arq نهار (the time of daylight) · ang dæġtīma (the time of daylight) · jv rina (the time of daylight) · ta பகல் (the time of daylight) · cmn 白天 (the time of daylight) · eo tage (the time of daylight) · de Tageszeit (the time of daylight) · az gündüz (the time of daylight) · vi ban ngày (the time of daylight) · ny msaná (the time of daylight) · hy տիվ (the time of daylight) · ko 낮 (the time of daylight) · arc ܐܝܡܡܐ (the time of daylight) · ca dia (the time of daylight) · fr jour (the time of daylight) · id siang (the time of daylight) · ru день (the time of daylight) · cmn 日間 /日间 (the time of daylight) · ckb ڕۆژگار (the time of daylight) · jv rinten (the time of daylight) · it dì (the time of daylight) · ko 하루 (the time of daylight) · io jorno (the time of daylight) · tr gündüz (the time of daylight) · ml പകൽ സമയം (the time of daylight) · ro zi (the time of daylight) · arc איממא (the time of daylight) · ang dæġtīd (the time of daylight) · kix ānyìh (the time of daylight) · aii ܐܝܼܡܵܡܵܐ (the time of daylight) · ms siang (the time of daylight) · la dies (the time of daylight) · fr journée (the time of daylight) · ota كوندوز (the time of daylight) · it giornata (the time of daylight) · fi päiväsaika (the time of daylight) · pt dia (the time of daylight) · hy օր (the time of daylight) · hy ցերեկ (the time of daylight) · th กลางวัน (the time of daylight) · cy dydd (the time of daylight) · kaw dinakāla (the time of daylight) · gl día (the time of daylight) · ar نَهَارُ (the time of daylight) · de heller Tag (the time of daylight)