Daylight

/ˈdeɪlaɪt/ · noun

Meaning

The natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days)..

Definitions by Sense

1. The natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days).
2. A light source that simulates daylight.
3. (countable, photometry) The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.
4. The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
5. Daybreak.
6. Exposure to public scrutiny.
7. A clear, open space.
8. (countable, machinery) The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.

Example Sentences

Meronym: sunbeams

Near-synonyms: sunlight, sunshine

In those days the entire factory was lit only by daylight and was closed at night.

burning daylight

wasting daylight

We should get home while it's still daylight.

We had only two hours to work before daylight.

Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.

Synonyms for daylight

Antonyms for daylight

Related Words

Word Forms

• daylights
• day-light
• daylighting
• daylighted
• daylit

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