SUNLIGHT Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

sunlight

noun

ˈsən-ˌlīt

Definition of sunlight

as in sun

the light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves let's raise the shades and let in some sunlight

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Recent Examples of sunlight The clock had just hit 10 am, and Arthur Leung was the kind of borderline nocturnal computer person who never crawled into the sunlight before eleven except for emergencies. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 If there is no sunlight or there is a shadow, healing happens. — William Earl, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026 People don't want to go around changing their Clocks anymore and, besides, far and away, most people like having an hour of extra sunlight in the evening, rather than in the morning. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 The men’s Premium 6-Inch waterproof boot goes all-in on the holiday’s traditional sugar skull motifs, covering the upper of the boot in a color-changing skeleton design, which shifts from white to purple when exposed to sunlight. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sunlight

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The collection is organized around sun, sea and earth elements and was developed with perfumers Yann Vasnier, Christine Hassan, Rodrigo Flores-Roux, Caroline Sabas and Shyamala Maisondieu at Givaudan.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Deafheaven broke the mold by introducing blinding light to rock music’s darkest corner, but after wave upon wave of imitators, the only subversion left is to blot out the sun.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026

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