sunlight

CEFRA1

/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Light that comes from the sun.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.

Examples

  • Due to the intense sunlight, his back was sunburnt.

  • The hills are bathed in sunlight.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Synonym of sunrise.

  2. All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To work on the side (at a secondary job) during the daytime.

More examples

In context

  • Sunlight on the skin gives you vitamin D.

  • Meronym: sunbeams

  • Near-synonym: daylight

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”).