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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Sunlight heats these surfaces, converting water to vapor that rises into the atmosphere and eventually returns as rain.
From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025
Pony AI’s pivot to an asset-light method and collaboration with Sunlight Mobility will also help support the company’s earnings growth, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Sunlight and wisteria are among their very few weaknesses.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
Sunlight compounds the effect by triggering a process called photoreduction, which turns silver ions into metallic silver or related compounds.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025
Sunlight slanted in and cast a triangular wedge of light onto the Afghan rug on the floor.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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