daytime

[dey-tahym]

noun

1. the time times between sunrise and sunset.

adjective

1. occurring, done, presented, etc., during the day.

   daytime television.

daytime

/ ˈdeɪˌtaɪm /

noun

1. the time between dawn and dusk; the day as distinct from evening or night

Other Word Forms

• predaytime noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of daytime¹

First recorded in 1525–35; day + time

Example Sentences

Simon said it was partly because she was working baker’s hours—she baked bread all night and slept during the daytime—but mostly to do with her “preparations” for the first full moon in May.

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These stairs were dark even in daytime, for there was no window anywhere near.

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It might have been a screech owl, but owls were nocturnal and therefore would not be out in the daytime.

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When Ms. Rosario was working, which was almost all the time, Mosley stopped by to make sure Michael hadn’t been kidnapped by psychopaths or brainwashed by daytime television.

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Though country children attended segregated schools during the daytime, after school we played together.

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Related Words

• bulb 
• candle 
• daylight 
• flash 
• glare 
• glow 
• lamp 
• lantern 
• radiation 
• ray 
• star 
• sun 
• sunshine 
• window