DAYLIGHT

daylight

(noun) light during the daytime

day, daytime, daylight

(noun) the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; “the dawn turned night into day”; “it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

daylight (countable and uncountable, plural daylights)

The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.

A light source that simulates daylight.

(countable, photometry) The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.

The period of time between sunrise and sunset.

Daybreak.

Exposure to public scrutiny.

A clear, open space.

(countable, machinery) The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.

(idiomatic) Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.

Synonyms

• (light from the Sun): sunlight, sunshine

• (period between sunrise and sunset): daytime; see also daytime

• (daybreak): dayspring, sunrise; see also dawn

Antonyms

• night

• darkness

Verb

daylight (third-person singular simple present daylights, present participle daylighting, simple past and past participle daylit or daylighted)

To expose to daylight

(architecture) To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.

To allow light in, as by opening drapes.

(landscaping, civil engineering) To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.

(intransitive) To gain exposure to the open.

Anagrams

• light day

Source: Wiktionary

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Day"light`, n.

1. The light of day as opposed to the darkness of night; the light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or to artificial light.

2. pl.

Definition: The eyes. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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