daylight

CEFRB1

/ˈdeɪlaɪt/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    Natural light from the sun during the day.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A light source that simulates daylight.

Examples

  • I had to think about the problem for quite a while before I saw daylight.

  • The burglar broke into the post office in broad daylight.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

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

  3. The period of time between sunrise and sunset.

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In context

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

  • Meronym: sunbeams

  • Near-synonyms: sunlight, sunshine

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Origin

noun

From Middle English daye-lighte, dey liȝht, dailiȝt, day-liht, dai-liht (also as days lyȝt, daies liht), equivalent to day + light. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Deegeslucht, Daisljoacht (“daylight”), West Frisian deiljocht (“daylight”), Dutch daglicht (“daylight”), German Tageslicht (“daylight”).