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
- sunlit adjective
Etymology
Origin of sunlight
First recorded in 1175–1225, sunlight is from the Middle English word sonneliht. See sun, light 1
Example Sentences
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This is because the sunlight it reflects reaches us through a more dense part of the Earth's atmosphere which scatters blue and violet light, and means only the redder hues reach us.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Solar cells produce electricity when photons from sunlight hit a semiconductor and transfer energy to electrons, setting them in motion and creating an electric current.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
And its recipe was a killer combo of the two things we love so much: cars, and sunlight.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
It begins with a suburban idyll, bedroom curtains milky white in the morning sunlight, a mother waking to the radio, father and son out for an early bike ride.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Duane was fairly certain it was the sunlight hitting C.C.’s metal telescope atop the slanted deck.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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