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


Etymology

Noun

daytime (usually uncountable, plural daytimes)

The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.

Synonyms

• day, upsun; see also daytime

Antonyms

• night, nighttime; see also nighttime

Adjective

daytime (not comparable)

Pertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day.

Happening during the day.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to daytime): day

• (happening during the day): day

Antonyms

• (pertaining to daytime): evening, night, nighttime

• (happening during the day): evening, night, nighttime

Anagrams

• Maytide

Source: Wiktionary


Day"time`, n.

Definition: The time during which there is daylight, as distinguished from the night.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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