the light emanating from the sun an area or the time characterized by sunshine
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sun•light
(sun′līt′),USA pronunciation n.
- the light of the sun;
sunshine.
- Middle English sonneliht. See sun, light1 1175–1225
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- bathe
- blanch
- blare
- bleach
- blink
- blistering
- bright
- brise-soleil
- calotype
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- dazzle
- drench
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- euphotic zone
- exposure
- filter
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- fulgent
- gegenschein
- glance
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- glare ice
- glisten
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- heliophyte
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