sunlight en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
Sunlight on the skin gives you vitamin D.
Near-synonym: daylight
The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.
2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55:Meronym: sunbeams
Instead of using unpolarized sunlight as my light source and then filtering it with a polarizer, I can just use my screen as a source of polarized light.
2013 July 16, skullsinthestars, “Simple fun with polarizers!”, in Skulls in the Stars:
- (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
- (countable, uncountable) Synonym of sunrise.
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(attributive, countable, uncountable) Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).
sunlight zone
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| sunlights | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
sunlight is the best disinfectant · Port Sunlight · synchro-sunlight
Hypernyms
radiation · natural light · light · EMR · electromagnetic radiation · energy · starlight
Relateds
Synonyms
dawn · optimism (brightness) · sunniness · daylight · sunrise · hope (brightness) · break of day (sunrise) · daylight · dayspring · sunup · crack of dawn · daybreak · daybreak · ass crack of dawn · sunshine · sunshine (light from the sun) · lauds · first light · photic · break of day · break of dawn · sun · solrise · sparrow-fart · sunrising · daylight · daylight (light from the sun) · sunlight · dawn · cockcrow · sunup · first light · butt crack of dawn · dayspring · sun (light from the sun) · sunrise · break
Translations (100)
sh sunčeva svjetlost (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ang sunnan lēoma (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · fa-ira نورِ خورْشید (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · fi auringonvalo (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · mnc ᡶᠣᠰᠣᠨ (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · uk со́нячне сві́тло (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · th แดด (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · sl sončna svetloba (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ja 太陽光 (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · be со́нечнае святло́ (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · cmn 日光 (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ro lumina soarelui (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · kmr roniya rojê (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · nan-hbl 日光 (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · nn solljos (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · sh сунчева свјетлост (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · de Licht (brightness, hope, a positive outlook) · hu napfény (brightness, hope, a positive outlook) · cmn 太陽光 /太阳光 (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · mnc ᡧᡠᠨ ᡳ ᡝᠯᡩᡝᠨ (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · da sollys (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · es luz del sol (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · nl zonlicht (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ja 日光 (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ar ضَوْء شَمْس (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · es luz solar (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · tpi lait bilong san (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · nv sháńdíín (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · mk сончевина (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · hi धूप (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · bn রোদ (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · tr güneş ışığı (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · yue 陽光 /阳光 (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · la sol (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · sa आतप (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · be сьвятло́ (brightness, hope, a positive outlook) · bn আশার আলো (brightness, hope, a positive outlook) · pdt Sonnenlicht (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ru со́лнечный свет (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ms cahaya matahari (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · bn আফতাব (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · it luce solare (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · fi auringonpaiste (brightness, hope, a positive outlook) · vi ánh nắng (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · tr ışık (brightness, hope, a positive outlook) · ar نُور شَمْس (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · sk slnečné svetlo (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · hak 日光 (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · th แสงอาทิตย์ (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · sh sunčeva svetlost (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · fa-ira نورِ آفْتاب (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · id sinar matahari (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · kmr rotîn (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · bg слъ́нчева светлина́ (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · my နေရောင်ခြည် (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ja 光 (brightness, hope, a positive outlook) · uk світло́ (brightness, hope, a positive outlook) · ml വെയിൽ (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · egy i-A-x-w-N8 (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · yue 日光 (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · be со́нечнае сьвятло́ (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · cmn 陽光 /阳光 (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · sh сунчева светлост (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · kmr tavik (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · nb sollys (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · is sólarljós (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · eo sunlumo (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ml സൂര്യപ്രകാശം (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · pl światło (brightness, hope, a positive outlook) · ang sunnan lēoht (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · pl światło słoneczne (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · la solis lumen (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · tg офтоб (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · fr lumière du soleil (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · tl liwanag ng araw (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · cy heulwen (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ta வெயில் (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ilo raniag ti init (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · fa-ira آفْتاب (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · kmr tav (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ru свет (brightness, hope, a positive outlook) · sw mwanga wa jua (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · de Sonnenlicht (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · bn রোদ্দুর (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · be святло́ (brightness, hope, a positive outlook) · hu napfény (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · vi ánh sáng mặt trời (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · mk сончева светлина (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ko 일광 (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · yue 太陽光 /太阳光 (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ko 햇빛 (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ebk omorkiw (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · tg нури офтоб (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · ur دُھوپ (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · cs sluneční světlo (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · sv solljus (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · hak 日頭絲 /日头丝 (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · pt luz do sol (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · kmr hetav (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun) · nn sollys (electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun)