SUNLIGHT

sunlight, sunshine, sun

(noun) the rays of the sun; “the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sunlight (countable and uncountable, plural sunlights)

All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.

(figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.

synonym of sunrise.

Synonyms

• (light from the sun): daylight, sunshine

• (brightness): hope, optimism

• (sunrise): break of day, first light, sunup; see also dawn

Hypernyms

• light

Verb

sunlight (third-person singular simple present sunlights, present participle sunlighting, simple past and past participle sunlighted)

To work on the side (at a secondary job) during the daytime.

Anagrams

• hustling, unlights

Source: Wiktionary


Sun"light`, n.

Definition: The light of the sun. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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