Sunlight Meaning
/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAll the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
nounBrightness, hope; a positive outlook.
Sentence Examples
Due to the intense sunlight, his back was sunburnt.
The hills are bathed in sunlight.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The plants need direct ____ for at least six hours a day to grow well.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The warm ____ streamed through the open window, waking her up early on a beautiful summer morning today.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The plants need direct ____ for at least six hours a day to grow well.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The warm ____ streamed through the open window, waking her up early on a beautiful summer morning today.