skylight

noun

sky·​light ˈskī-ˌlīt 

1

: the diffused and reflected light of the sky

2

: an opening in a house roof or ship's deck that is covered with translucent or transparent material and that is designed to admit light

Examples of skylight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the Uffizi Gallery, there was a leak that appeared beneath a skylight in a room housing seven 17th-century paintings, including Caravaggio‘s Bacchus. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

At the Uffizi, rain seeped through a skylight of a gallery housing a clutch of paintings dating to the seventeenth century, including Caravaggio’s ca. — News Desk, Artforum, 18 Sep. 2026

Octagonal skylights brighten the stairway, and an eight-sided window adds another geometric detail to the bedroom. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

The home has other unusual features as well, like a custom triple bunk bed tucked under a skylight that’s cut to the angle of the slanted ceiling. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for skylight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight

Kids Definition

skylight

noun

sky·​light ˈskī-ˌlīt 

: a window or group of windows in a roof or ceiling