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Vinony

sunlight

noun

  1. natural outdoor lighting
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English sonnelight, sunneliht, from Old English sunnan lēoht (“sunlight”), equivalent to sun + light. Cognate with Dutch zonlicht (“sunlight”), German Low German Sünnenlücht (“sunlight”), German Sonnenlicht (“sunlight”).

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

    “Meronym: sunbeams”

    “Near-synonym: daylight”

  2. Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
  3. Synonym of sunrise.
  4. Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).

    “sunlight zone”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English sonnelight, sunneliht, from Old English sunnan lēoht (“sunlight”), equivalent to sun + light. Cognate with Dutch zonlicht (“sunlight”), German Low German Sünnenlücht (“sunlight”), German Sonnenlicht (“sunlight”).

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