sunlight

noun

sun·​light ˈsən-ˌlīt How to pronounce sunlight (audio)
: the light of the sun : sunshine

Examples of sunlight in a Sentence

Sunlight streamed through the windows. let's raise the shades and let in some sunlight
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Announced this week, the project envisions compact networks of satellites equipped with Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), interconnected through optical links, and powered by nearly continuous sunlight. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025 While comets typically appear green or sometimes blue in sunlight. Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 Could injecting billions of kilograms of sunlight-dimming aerosols into the atmosphere save the planet from industrial climate destruction? New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025 Without any sunlight to guide him, the man accidentally went off-trail and fell a couple of times without injury. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunlight

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sunlight was in the 13th century

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“Sunlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunlight. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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sunlight

noun
sun·​light ˈsən-ˌlīt How to pronounce sunlight (audio)
: the light of the sun : sunshine

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