sunlight

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the rays of the sun

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

sunshine, sun

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
light
Narrower (hyponyms)
sunburst

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