sunlight

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
3. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of sunrise.
4. (attributive, countable, uncountable) Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).

Verb

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

Synonyms

sunshine

sun

🌞

sunbeam

daylight

rays of the sun

sunray

dawn

solar light

bright

sunup

bright light

early dawn

sunny place

day light

first light of day

morning twilight

suns

daybreak

heaven

ray

solar

solar radiation

sunbeams

sunrise

🌅

Translations

Sonnenlicht

lumière du soleil

zonlicht

luz del sol

Sonnenschein

luce solare

soleil

🌞

luce del sole

güneş ışığı

luz do sol

ηλιακό φως

sol

🌞

lumière solaire

Sonne

🌞

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sonnelight

Inherited from Old English: sunnan lēoht

Cognate with Dutch: zonlicht

Cognate with German: Sonnenlicht

In summary

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”).

Sentences

One can imagine these two , covered with sand , running up the little street in the bright sunlight .

My cat laid there , soaking up the sunlight .