sunlight
Americannoun
noun
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the light emanating from the sun
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an area or the time characterized by sunshine
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sunlight
First recorded in 1175–1225, sunlight is from the Middle English word sonneliht. See sun, light 1
Vocabulary lists containing sunlight
Example Sentences
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So, when the Moon’s path passes directly between the Sun and the Earth, the Moon blocks out the sunlight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
It could do this by injecting particulates into the atmosphere to produce a 1% reduction in sunlight reaching the Earth’s surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Hearty slices of calamari singed on the plancha gleam in the fading sunlight.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Eclipse glasses - which will be handed out at events across Scotland hosted by astronomical societies or bought online - can offer protection from harmful rays of sunlight.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Sheydim were creatures of shadow, not truly of this world and unable to walk in sunlight.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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