sunlit en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsʌnlɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsʌnˌlɪt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From sun + lit.
Meanings
-
Illuminated by sunlight.
"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. [James Abbott McNeill] Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…]."
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “Silverside”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 282:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most sunlit | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more sunlit | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Coordinates
candlelit · moonlit · starlit · lamplit
Deriveds
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Translations (9)
sv solbelyst (illuminated by sunlight) · el ηλιόλουστος (illuminated by sunlight) · uk осві́тлений сонцем (illuminated by sunlight) · es soleado (illuminated by sunlight) · uk со́нячний (illuminated by sunlight) · uk зали́тий со́нцем (illuminated by sunlight) · eo sunlumita (illuminated by sunlight) · bg огрян от слънце (illuminated by sunlight) · pl oświetlony światłem Słońca (illuminated by sunlight)